Recent advances in smart epidural spinal needles

M Althobaiti, S Ali, NG Hariri, K Hameed, Y Alagl… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Lumbar puncture is a minimally invasive procedure that utilizes a spinal needle to puncture
the lumbar epidural space to take a sample from the cerebrospinal fluid or inject drugs for …

Development of a Smart Spinal Epidural Needle Based on Load Cell Sensors

M Althobaiti, Y Alagl, NA Alzahrani, S Alzahrani… - IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we have developed a high-accuracy and low-cost smart epidural needle
system. It is based on force puncture sensing and guidance mechanism that enhances …