From theoretical work to clinical translation: Progress in concentric tube robots

Z Mitros, SMH Sadati, R Henry… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Continuum robots can traverse anatomical pathways to intervene in regions deep inside the
human body. They are able to steer along 3D curves in confined spaces and dexterously …

Continuum robots for medical interventions

PE Dupont, N Simaan, H Choset… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Continuum robots are not constructed with discrete joints but, instead, change shape and
position their tip by flexing along their entire length. Their narrow curvilinear shape makes …

Design and fabrication of concentric tube robots: a survey

CJ Nwafor, C Girerd, GJ Laurent… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Concentric tube robots (CTRs) have drawn significant research attention over the years,
particularly due to their applications in minimally invasive surgery (MIS). Indeed, their small …

Magnetic soft helical manipulators with local dipole interactions for flexibility and forces

M Richter, M Kaya, J Sikorski, L Abelmann… - Soft …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Magnetic continuum manipulators (MCMs) are a class of continuum robots that can be
actuated without direct contact by an external magnetic field. MCMs operating in confined …

Using robotics to move a neurosurgeon's hands to the tip of their endoscope

K Price, J Peine, M Mencattelli, Y Chitalia, D Pu… - Science Robotics, 2023 - science.org
A major advantage of surgical robots is that they can reduce the invasiveness of a procedure
by enabling the clinician to manipulate tools as they would in open surgery but through …

Spatial shape sensing of a multisection continuum robot with integrated DTG sensor for maxillary sinus surgery

Y Cao, Z Liu, H Yu, W Hong… - IEEE/ASME Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Owing to the curved and narrow pathway of the maxillary sinus, reaching blind regions using
rigid instruments in the traditional method of treatment is difficult. In this article, a novel …

Design and modeling of a bio-inspired compound continuum robot for minimally invasive surgery

G Zhang, F Du, S Xue, H Cheng, X Zhang, R Song, Y Li - Machines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The continuum robot is a new type of bionic robot which is widely used in the medical field.
However, the current structure of the continuum robot limits its application in the field of …

Non-metallic MR-guided concentric tube robot for intracerebral hemorrhage evacuation

AL Gunderman, S Sengupta, E Siampli… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: We aim to develop and evaluate an MR-conditional concentric tube robot for
intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) evacuation. Methods: We fabricated the concentric tube …

Development of a minimally invasive surgical robot using self-helix twisted artificial muscles

J Sun, D Zhou, Y Liu, J Deng… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the field of surgery, minimally invasive surgical robots (MISRs) have emerged as the
persistent pursuit of physicians to minimize harm and perform precise surgery. The structure …

Transverse anisotropy stabilizes concentric tube robots

C Rucker, J Childs, P Molaei… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a new method for improving the stability of concentric tube robots. Prior work
sought to improve stability through laser-cut patterns that reduced, the ratio of flexural rigidity …