In the medical field and in soft robotics, flexible devices are required for safe human
interaction, while rigid structures are required to withstand the force application and …

Background Remote‐controlled catheter navigation systems have recently been introduced
into minimally invasive vascular surgery and some of them have already been applied in …

An articulated Surgical instrument for enhancing the perfor mance of minimally invasive
Surgical procedures. The instrument has a high degree of dexterity, low friction, low inertia …

An articulated Surgical instrument for enhancing the perfor mance of minimally invasive
Surgical procedures. The instru ment has a high degree of dexterity, low friction, low inertia …

An articulated surgical instrument for enhancing the performance of minimally invasive
surgical procedures. The instrument has a high degree of dexterity, low friction, low inertia …

US6371952B1 - Articulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with
enhanced dexterity and sensitivity - Google Patents US6371952B1 - Articulated surgical …

Robotic catheters have the potential to revolutionize cardiac surgery by enabling minimally
invasive structural repairs within the beating heart. This paper presents an actuated catheter …

This paper describes the development of a prototype robotic endoscope for gastrointestinal
diagnosis and therapy. The goal of this device is to access, in a minimally invasive fashion …

This paper proposes a novel master-slave robotic catheter operating system with force
feedback and visual feedback for vascular interventional surgery (VIS). The robotic catheter …

An articulated Surgical instrument for enhancing the perfor mance of minimally invasive
Surgical procedures. The instrument has a high degree of dexterity, low friction, low inertia …