The trend of achieving minimal invasiveness in surgeries and recent technological
advances in robotics have resulted in the emergence of flexible surgical robots. Such …

Catheters are increasingly being used to tackle problems in the cardiovascular system.
However, positioning precision of the catheter tip is negatively affected by hysteresis. To …

Tendon-sheath mechanism has “revolutionized” the use of flexible endoscopic systems, by
its many advantages of high maneuverability, lightweight, low cost, and simple design …

In cardiovascular interventions, when steering catheters and especially robotic catheters,
great care should be paid to prevent applying too large forces on the vessel walls as this …

Abstract Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) is a special method that
allows surgical operations via natural orifices like mouth, anus, and vagina, without leaving …

Tendon–sheath mechanism (TSM) has inherent advantages in the development of flexible
robotic systems because of its simplicity, safety, flexibility, and ease of transmission …

Flexible endoscopy requires a lot of skill to manipulate both the endoscope and the
associated instruments. In most robotic flexible endoscopic systems, the endoscope and …

The tendon-sheath mechanism (TSM) is widely used for flexible surgical robots owing to its
ability to transfer motion through complicated paths and small volumes. However, precise …

Introduction: While autonomous surgical robotic systems exist primarily at the research level,
recently these systems have made a strong push into clinical settings. The autonomous or …

In this paper we present a new robotic system, called STRAS, designed for endoluminal and
transluminal surgery. The system is based on the Anubis® platform-a manual flexible system …