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Suture Thread Spline Reconstruction from Endoscopic Images for Robotic Surgery with Reliability-driven Keypoint Detection
11/04/2024 -
Automating the process of manipulating and delivering sutures during robotic surgery is a prominent problem at the frontier of surgical robotics, as automating this task can significantly reduce...
A Hybrid Steerable Robot with Magnetic Wrist for Minimally Invasive Epilepsy Surgery
11/04/2024 -
Dexterity is demanded for an endoscopic tool to handle complicated procedures in neurosurgery, e.g., removing diseased tissue from inside the deep brain along a tortuous path. Current robotic...
Design of Scanning Fiber Micro-Cantilever based Catheter for Ultra-Small Endoscopes
11/04/2024 -
The continuous research into optics and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMSs) enables the fabrication of optical scanners having diameters as small as few millimeters. As a result, medical...
Autonomous Needle Navigation in Subretinal Injections via iOCT
09/04/2024 -
Subretinal injection is an effective method for direct delivery of therapeutic agents to treat prevalent subretinal diseases. Among the challenges for surgeons are physiological hand tremor,...
Robotic Needle Insertion With 2D Ultrasound–3D CT Fusion Guidance
09/04/2024 -
Puncture robots pave a new way for stable, accurate and safe percutaneous liver tumor puncture operation. However, affected by respiratory motion, intraoperative accurate location of the tumor and...
A novel low-pressure robotic glove based on CT-optimized finger joint kinematic model for long-term rehabilitation of stroke patients
09/04/2024 -
Wearing robotic gloves has become increasingly crucial for hand rehabilitation in stroke patients. However, traditional robotic gloves can exert additional pressure on the hand, such as prolonged...
Markerless Suture Needle Tracking From A Robotic Endoscope Based On Deep Learning
04/04/2024 -
Advancements in robot-assisted surgery have been rapidly growing since two decades ago. More recently, the automation of robotic surgical tasks has become the focus of research. In this area, the...
Autonomous System for Vaginal Cuff Closure via Model-Based Planning and Markerless Tracking Techniques
03/04/2024 -
Autonomous robotic suturing has the potential to improve surgical outcomes compared to manual operations due to better accuracy and consistency of suture placement. In this paper, we develop an...
Tri-Axial Force Sensor in a Soft Catheter Using Fiber Bragg Gratings for Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
27/03/2024 -
Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) is an advanced endoscopic technique with renowned clinical benefits but still a challenging procedure. The lack of force-feedback leading to insufficient or...
A Force-Limiting Mechanism for Needle Insertions
19/03/2024 -
Needle bending is a significant cause of error in biopsies, leading to lesion missampling and consequent cancer misdiagnosis. This paper presents the design of a new mechanism that detects the...
Needle artifact reduction during interventional CT procedures using a silver filter
14/03/2024 -
Background
MAR algorithms have not been productized in interventional imaging because they are too time-consuming. Application of a beam hardening filter can mitigate metal artifacts and...
Multi-task Learning for Motion Analysis and Segmentation in 3D Echocardiography
08/03/2024 -
Characterizing left ventricular deformation and strain using 3D+time echocardiography provides useful insights into cardiac function and can be used to detect and localize myocardial injury. To...
Textile UHF-RFID Antenna Embroidered on Surgical Masks for Future Textile Sensing Applications
11/02/2022 -
Ultra High Frequency (UHF, 865-868 MHz) Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices are expected to be implemented in many health-caring areas. In this paper, we present three progressive...
3D Printed frames to enable reuse and improve the fit of N95 and KN95 respirators
08/02/2022 -
Background
In response to supply shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs or “masks”), which are typically single-use devices in...
Innovative Smart Face Mask to Protect Workers from COVID-19 Infection
21/07/2021 -
The most frequent prodromes of COVID-19 infection are fever and signs/symptoms of incipient respiratory diseases such as cough and shortness of breath or tachypnea. However, it is not infrequent...
Integrated System for Bacterial Detection and Biofilm Treatment On Indwelling Urinary Catheters
09/04/2021 -
Goal: This work introduces an integrated system incorporated seamlessly with a commercial Foley urinary catheter for bacterial growth sensing and biofilm treatment. Methods: The system is...
