Technical and clinical progress on robot-assisted endovascular interventions: A review

W Duan, T Akinyemi, W Du, J Ma, X Chen, F Wang… - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Prior methods of patient care have changed in recent years due to the availability of
minimally invasive surgical platforms for endovascular interventions. These platforms have …

Integrated sensors for soft medical robotics

Y Qiu, A Ashok, CC Nguyen, Y Yamauchi, TN Do… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Minimally invasive procedures assisted by soft robots for surgery, diagnostics, and drug
delivery have unprecedented benefits over traditional solutions from both patient and …

Optical fibre-based sensors—An assessment of current innovations

SN Khonina, NL Kazanskiy, MA Butt - Biosensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Optical fibre sensors are an essential subset of optical fibre technology, designed
specifically for sensing and measuring several physical parameters. These sensors offer …

Total force analysis and safety enhancing for operating both guidewire and catheter in endovascular surgery

X Jin, S Guo, J Guo, P Shi, T Tamiya… - IEEE Sensors …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In vascular interventional surgery (VIS), the doctors often need to be exposed to X-ray
radiation for a long time, operate surgical instruments (Ex. Guidewires and catheters) to …

A survey on force sensing techniques in robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery

W Wang, J Wang, Y Luo, X Wang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is commonly used in some robotic-assisted surgery (RAS)
systems. However, many RAS lack the strength and tactile sensation of surgical tools …

Hybrid data-driven optimization design of a layered six-dimensional FBG force/moment sensor with gravity self-compensation for orthopedic surgery robot

T Li, F Chen, Z Zhao, Q Pei, Y Tan… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we develop a layered six-dimensional (6-D) FBG force sensor to detect the
interaction force between drill and tissue in robot-assisted bone drilling. Eight unique C …

The critical technologies of vascular interventional robotic catheterization: A Review

B Ren, Y Zhao, J Zhang, H Li, K Li… - IEEE Sensors …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Vascular interventional surgery (VIS) robots are capable of performing various operations
such as drug delivery, coil filling, balloon stent expansion, percutaneous catheter ablation …

Development of a Fiber Bragg Grating-Based Force Sensor for Minimally Invasive Surgery–Case Study of Ex-Vivo Tissue Palpation

L Gan, W Duan, TO Akinyemi, W Du… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this study, a 1-D distal force sensor design is proposed for minimally invasive surgery
(MIS) based on the fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensing principle. The sensor is made with a …

Fatigue test on optical fiber angle sensors based on polymeric materials for flexion–extension applications

CD Guerrero-Mendez, L De Arco, MJ Pontes… - Optical Fiber …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Polymer Optical Fiber (POF) and Cyclic Transparent Optical Polymer (CYTOP)
based sensors present some advantages related to their light weight, flexibility, and reduced …

Adapting neural-based models for position error compensation in robotic catheter systems

TO Akinyemi, OM Omisore, X Chen, W Duan, W Du… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Featured Application Robot-assisted surgery has simplified minimally invasive treatments by
providing surgeons with more enhanced skill, precision, and control of surgical instruments …