A review on flexible robotic systems for minimally invasive surgery
Recently, flexible robotic systems are developed to enhance minimally invasive
interventions on internal organs located in confined areas of human body. These surgical …
interventions on internal organs located in confined areas of human body. These surgical …
Development of a novel six dof soft parallel robot
D Grace, J Lee-Ortiz, M Garcia… - SoutheastCon …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
While soft robotics is an emerging field of research, soft parallel robots are among the latest
advancements in this field. Usually, soft robots consist of serial soft arms and structure which …
advancements in this field. Usually, soft robots consist of serial soft arms and structure which …
Multi-Lateral Branched Network for Tool Segmentation during Robot-assisted Endovascular Interventions
Robot-assisted endovascular intervention has emerged for improving the outcomes of
cardiovascular interventions. However, the current segmentation methods are affected with …
cardiovascular interventions. However, the current segmentation methods are affected with …
Compensation for unconstrained catheter shaft motion in cardiac catheters
A Degirmenci, PM Loschak… - … on Robotics and …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cardiac catheterization with ultrasound (US) imaging catheters provides real time US
imaging from within the heart, but manually navigating a four degree of freedom (DOF) …
imaging from within the heart, but manually navigating a four degree of freedom (DOF) …
Dynamic Modeling and Identification of a Robotic Intracardiac Echo Catheter
Catheter-based cardiac ablation is the preferred method of treating atrial fibrillation.
Conventionally, the catheter is navigated in the heart using X-ray fluoroscopy imaging and …
Conventionally, the catheter is navigated in the heart using X-ray fluoroscopy imaging and …
Design, evaluation and prototyping of a new robotic mechanism for ultrasound imaging
A AbbasiMoshaii, F Najafi - Journal of Computational Applied …, 2019 - jcamech.ut.ac.ir
This paper presents a new robotic mechanism for ultrasound imaging. The device is placed
on a patient's body by an operator, and an ultrasound expert controls the motions of the …
on a patient's body by an operator, and an ultrasound expert controls the motions of the …
Contact force prediction for a robotic transesophageal ultrasound probe via operating torque sensing
The advent of transesophageal ultrasound robots has provided a new idea to simplify
relevant clinical procedures. However, the existing add-on robots often lack the ability to …
relevant clinical procedures. However, the existing add-on robots often lack the ability to …
A four degree of freedom robot for positioning ultrasound imaging catheters
PM Loschak, A Degirmenci… - Journal of …, 2016 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In this paper, we present the design, fabrication, and testing of a robot for automatically
positioning ultrasound (US) imaging catheters. Our system will point US catheters to provide …
positioning ultrasound (US) imaging catheters. Our system will point US catheters to provide …
A new robotic ultrasound system for tracking a catheter with an active piezoelectric element
Robotic-assisted catheter insertion is becoming increasingly popular due to its potential
applications including cardiac catheterization. Typically, catheters are tracked during …
applications including cardiac catheterization. Typically, catheters are tracked during …
Mechanically-decoupled actuation for robotic catheter system
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SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST …
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