Fiber bragg gratings for medical applications and future challenges: A review
In the last decades, fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) have become increasingly attractive to
medical applications due to their unique properties such as small size, biocompatibility …
medical applications due to their unique properties such as small size, biocompatibility …
Shape sensing techniques for continuum robots in minimally invasive surgery: A survey
Continuum robots provide inherent structural compliance with high dexterity to access the
surgical target sites along tortuous anatomical paths under constrained environments and …
surgical target sites along tortuous anatomical paths under constrained environments and …
Design and fabrication of soft artificial skin using embedded microchannels and liquid conductors
We describe the design, fabrication, and calibration of a highly compliant artificial skin
sensor. The sensor consists of multilayered mircochannels in an elastomer matrix filled with …
sensor. The sensor consists of multilayered mircochannels in an elastomer matrix filled with …
Curvature, torsion, and force sensing in continuum robots using helically wrapped FBG sensors
Due to their small size and flexibility, fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors have been
integrated into needle-sized continuum robots for shape estimation and force measurement …
integrated into needle-sized continuum robots for shape estimation and force measurement …
Medical robotics and computer-integrated surgery
The growth of medical robotics since the mid-1980s has been striking. From a few initial
efforts in stereotactic brain surgery, orthopaedics, endoscopic surgery, microsurgery, and …
efforts in stereotactic brain surgery, orthopaedics, endoscopic surgery, microsurgery, and …
Multi-force sensing surgical instrument and method of use for robotic surgical systems
(57) ABSTRACT A multi-force sensing instrument includes a tool that has a tool shaft having
a distal end and a proximal end, a strain sensor arranged at a first position along the tool …
a distal end and a proximal end, a strain sensor arranged at a first position along the tool …
From conventional sensors to fibre optic sensors for strain and force measurements in biomechanics applications: A review
In vivo measurement, not only in animals but also in humans, is a demanding task and is the
ultimate goal in experimental biomechanics. For that purpose, measurements in vivo must …
ultimate goal in experimental biomechanics. For that purpose, measurements in vivo must …
Real-time estimation of 3-D needle shape and deflection for MRI-guided interventions
YL Park, S Elayaperumal, B Daniel… - IEEE/ASME …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We describe a MRI-compatible biopsy needle instrumented with optical fiber Bragg gratings
for measuring bending deflections of the needle as it is inserted into tissues. During …
for measuring bending deflections of the needle as it is inserted into tissues. During …
Material approaches to stretchable strain sensors
With the recent progress made in wearable electronics, devices now require high flexibility
and stretchability up to large strain levels (typically larger than 30% strain). Wearable strain …
and stretchability up to large strain levels (typically larger than 30% strain). Wearable strain …
Micron: an actively stabilized handheld tool for microsurgery
RA MacLachlan, BC Becker, JC Tabares… - IEEE transactions on …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We describe the design and performance of a handheld actively stabilized tool to increase
accuracy in microsurgery or other precision manipulation. It removes involuntary motion …
accuracy in microsurgery or other precision manipulation. It removes involuntary motion …