Autonomy for surgical robots: Concepts and paradigms

T Haidegger - IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robot-assisted and computer-integrated surgery provides innovative, minimally invasive
solutions to heal complex injuries and diseases. The dominant portion of these surgical …

Roadmap for 2D materials in biotribological/biomedical applications–A review

M Marian, D Berman, D Nečas, N Emami… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The human body involves a large number of systems subjected to contact stresses and thus
experiencing wear and degradation. The limited efficacy of existing solutions constantly puts …

A survey on synthesis of compliant constant force/torque mechanisms

J Ling, T Ye, Z Feng, Y Zhu, Y Li, X Xiao - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2022 - Elsevier
To avoid complicated force control system in precision manipulation, compliant constant
force/torque mechanisms are proposed and developed continuously since the 1990s. The …

A review of the bio-tribology of medical devices

X Zhang, Y Zhang, Z Jin - Friction, 2022 - Springer
Numerous medical devices have been applied for the treatment or alleviation of various
diseases. Tribological issues widely exist in those medical devices and play vital roles in …

Laparoscopic robotic surgery: Current perspective and future directions

SK Longmore, G Naik, GD Gargiulo - Robotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Just as laparoscopic surgery provided a giant leap in safety and recovery for patients over
open surgery methods, robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) is doing the same to laparoscopic …

Experimental study of mosquito-inspired needle to minimize insertion force and tissue deformation

STR Gidde, S Islam, A Kim… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of this work is to propose a mosquito-inspired (bioinspired) design of a surgical
needle that can decrease the insertion force and the tissue deformation, which are the main …

A transparent teleoperated robotic surgical system with predictive haptic feedback and force modelling

T Batty, A Ehrampoosh, B Shirinzadeh, Y Zhong… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, robotic minimally invasive surgery has transformed many types of surgical
procedures and improved their outcomes. Implementing effective haptic feedback into a …

Simultaneous online registration-independent stiffness identification and tip localization of surgical instruments in robot-assisted eye surgery

A Ebrahimi, S Sefati, P Gehlbach… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Notable challenges during retinal surgery lend themselves to robotic assistance, which has
proven beneficial in providing safe steady-hand manipulation. Efficient assistance from the …

A review of recent advances in robotic cell microinjection

Z Chi, Q Xu, L Zhu - Ieee Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cell microinjection is a direct and effective way to transfer external materials into the cell. In
the field of modern biomedicine, cell microinjection is very important, no matter in genetics …

Optical force estimation for interactions between tool and soft tissues

M Neidhardt, R Mieling, M Bengs, A Schlaefer - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Robotic assistance in minimally invasive surgery offers numerous advantages for both
patient and surgeon. However, the lack of force feedback in robotic surgery is a major …