Magnetically actuated soft capsule endoscope for fine-needle aspiration biopsy

D Son, MD Dogan, M Sitti - 2017 IEEE International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2017ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a magnetically actuated soft capsule endoscope for fine-needle
aspiration biopsy (B-MASCE) in the upper gastrointestinal tract. A thin and hollow needle is
attached to the capsule, which can penetrate deeply into tissues to obtain subsurface biopsy
sample. The design utilizes a soft elastomer body as a compliant mechanism to guide the
needle. An internal permanent magnet provides a means for both actuation and tracking.
The capsule is designed to roll towards its target and then deploy the biopsy needle in a …
This paper presents a magnetically actuated soft capsule endoscope for fine-needle aspiration biopsy (B-MASCE) in the upper gastrointestinal tract. A thin and hollow needle is attached to the capsule, which can penetrate deeply into tissues to obtain subsurface biopsy sample. The design utilizes a soft elastomer body as a compliant mechanism to guide the needle. An internal permanent magnet provides a means for both actuation and tracking. The capsule is designed to roll towards its target and then deploy the biopsy needle in a precise location selected as the target area. B-MASCE is controlled by multiple custom-designed electromagnets while its position and orientation are tracked by a magnetic sensor array. In in vitro trials, B-MASCE demonstrated rolling locomotion and biopsy of a swine tissue model positioned inside an anatomical human stomach model. It was confirmed after the experiment that a tissue sample was retained inside the needle.
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