Frontiers of robotic gastroscopy: a comprehensive review of robotic gastroscopes and technologies

W Marlicz, X Ren, A Robertson, K Skonieczna-Żydecka… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary With the rapid advancements of medical technologies and patients' higher
expectations for precision diagnostic and surgical outcomes, gastroscopy has been …

A dual‐bending endoscope with shape‐lockable hydraulic actuation and water‐jet propulsion for gastrointestinal tract screening

J Liu, L Yin, JH Chandler, X Chen… - … Journal of Medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Traditional flexible endoscopes are sophisticated medical devices that require
frequent and expensive maintenance. Therefore, their implementation within low‐income …

[HTML][HTML] Design and Assembly of a Miniature Catheter Imaging System for In Vivo Heart Endoscopic Imaging

W Messina, L Niemitz, S Sorensen, C O'Dowling… - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we present the design and fabrication of a novel chip-on-tip catheter, which
uses a microcamera and optical fibres to capture in vivo images in a beating porcine heart …

A micro piezoelectric motor with multiple excitation modes and methods

C Li, C Lu - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To widen the performance of piezoelectric motors, this paper demonstrates a micro
piezoelectric motor having multiple driving ways. The stator includes a hollow polygon bar …

Design and verification of a micro piezoelectric motor with energy harvesting characteristic for capsule endoscope

C Li, R Min, C Lu, C Li - Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 2019 - Springer
Wireless capsule endoscopy has the distinctive advantage of providing trustworthy results
without substantial discomforts to patients. However, lack of capsule active motion control …

Design of low-cost endoscope based on novel wire-driven rotary valve and water-jet mechanism

G Ma, S Zuo, J Liu - Journal of Medical Devices, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
To improve the prevalence of screening for gastric cancer in low-income areas, a low-cost
endoscope based on a novel wire-driven rotary valve and water-jet mechanism is proposed …

Experimental characterization of a tactile sensor for surgical applications

A Tahir, J Abinahed, N Navkar… - 2018 IEEE …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents an improved piezoelectric sensor fabricated using reduced graphene
oxide (rGO)-filled polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) elastomer composite that is able to sense …

[PDF][PDF] MONOLITHIC SELF-SUPPORTIVE BI-DIRECTIONAL BENDING PNEUMATIC BELLOWS CATHETER

T REHMAN - 2020 - eprints.utm.my
MONOLITHIC SELF-SUPPORTIVE BI-DIRECTIONAL BENDING PNEUMATIC BELLOWS
CATHETER TARIQ REHMAN A thesis submitted in fulfilment of th Page 1 MONOLITHIC …

Graphene-filled PDMS Composite for Tactile Sensing of Surgical Graspers

JJ Cabibihan, KK Sadasivuni, A Tahir… - 2018 IEEE 18th …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
For tactile sensors to become useful technology, the required features should be flexibility,
durability, and its sensitivity to physical contact. Conductive elastomer nanocomposites are …