Current surgical devices are mostly rigid and are made of stiff materials, even though their
predominant use is on soft and wet tissues. With the emergence of compliant mechanisms …

Developments in medical device design result in advances in wearable technologies,
minimally invasive surgical techniques, and patient-specific approaches to medicine. In this …

Soft robotic devices have desirable traits for applications in minimally invasive surgery (MIS),
but many interdisciplinary challenges remain unsolved. To understand current technologies …

This paper identifies and characterizes silicone elastomers that are well-suited for
fabricating highly stretchable and tear-resistant devices that require interfacial bonding by …

Recently, there has been active research in finding robotized solutions for the treatment of
atrial fibrillation (AF) by augmenting catheter systems through the integration of force …

This paper presents a novel manufacturing paradigm for constructing origami-inspired pop-
up robots for future space exploration missions. The new approach uses a textile-enhanced …

Metallic tools such as graspers, forceps, spatulas, and clamps have been used in proximity
to delicate neurological tissue and the risk of damage to this tissue is a primary concern for …

Endoluminal and endocavitary intervention via natural orifices of the body is an emerging
trend in medicine, further underpinning the future of early intervention and precision surgery …

Soft pneumatic actuators are promising candidates for micro-manipulation and delicate
gripping due to their wide range of motion and ease of fabrication. While existing elastomer …

Flexible endoscopes are still the gold standard in most natural orifice translumenal
endoscopic surgery (NOTES) procedures; however their flexibility (necessary for navigating …