Minimally invasive surgery has been one of the most significant evolutions in medicine. In
this approach, the surgeon inserts specially-designed instruments through a small incision …

Cardiac diseases are recognized as the leading cause of mortality, hospitalization, and
medical prescription globally. The gold standard for the treatment of coronary artery stenosis …

A simple and miniaturized optical tactile sensor for integrating with robotic and manual
minimally invasive surgery graspers is proposed in this study. For better miniaturization, the …

In this study, the feasibility of a novel tactile display based on the magnetorheological
elastomers (MREs) was studied. To this end, initially, a survey on various requirements of …

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation has shown superior clinical outcomes compared to
open aortic valve replacement surgery. The loss of the natural sense of touch, inherited from …

Accurate deformation modeling of soft flexural robots is of high practical importance,
especially for high-risk tasks such as surgery. In this study, a new mechanistic model, that is …

Distributed Bragg reflector fiber laser with the dual-polarization mode is commonly used as a
sensing element in optical sensors. Lateral force on such a fiber induces birefringence and …

During minimally invasive surgery, surgeons insert specially-designed instruments through
a small incision into the patient's body. Despite all the advantages of this procedure …

Robot-assisted cardiovascular intervention (RCI) systems have shown success in reducing
the x-ray exposure to surgeons and patients during cardiovascular interventional …

Optical tactile sensors are designed to be integrated at the tip of minimally invasive surgical
instruments for the provision of tactile information to surgeons. In this study, a new bending …