Robotic platform for mini-invasive surgery

P Valdastri, C Di Natali, M Simi, T Ranzani… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
Robotic platform for mini-invasive surgery comprising robotic arms (4 a, 4 b) suitable to be
placed in the body of a patient, introduced through a single access port, which are an …

Real-time pose and magnetic force detection for wireless magnetic capsule

C Di Natali, M Beccani, P Valdastri… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods are described for determining an orientation and position of
a capsule inserted into the body of a patient. A magnetic field is applied to an area of the …

System and method for detecting tissue surface properties

P Valdastri, M Beccani, C Di Natali - US Patent 9,826,904, 2017 - Google Patents
A system and method for detecting a tissue property. The system comprises a first unit
positioned outside a patient body and a second unit positioned inside the patient's body …

Modeling and Simualtion of Robotic Palpation to Detect Subsurface Soft Tissue Anomaly for Presurgical Assessment

A Bhattacharjee, MT Loghmani… - … and Science in …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Surgical Haptics is an emergent field of research to integrate and advance the sense of
robotic touch in laparoscopic tools in Robot Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery. Haptic …

Modeling and Simualtion of Robotic Palpation to Detect Subsurface Soft Tissue Anomaly for Presurgical Assessment

MT Loghmani, S Anwar - 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Surgical Haptics is an emergent field of research to integrate and advance the sense of
robotic touch in laparoscopic tools in robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery. Haptic …

Hydro-jet endoscopic capsule and methods for gastric cancer screening in low resource settings

P Valdastri, K Obstein, R Caprara, C Lyne… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods are provided for controlling lateral movement of a medical
capsule system. A capsule housing is configured to be inserted into an anatomical structure …

The Design and Development of an Intelligent Atraumatic Laparoscopic Grasper

L Russell - 2015 - etheses.whiterose.ac.uk
A key tool in laparoscopic surgery is the grasper, which is the surgeon's main means of
manipulating tissue within the body. However inappropriate use may lead to tissue damage …

Local magnetic actuation of surgical devices

P Valdastri, AJ Herline, C Di Natali - US Patent 9,737,364, 2017 - Google Patents
A method of actuating a surgical device is described. A surgical tool is inserted into a body
cavity of a patient through a natural orifice. A distal end of an actuation tool is inserted …