This paper reports an active catheter-tip device functionalized by integrating a temperature-responsive smart polymer onto a microfabricated flexible heater strip, targeting at enabling the controlled steering of catheters through complex vascular ne...
Robotic needle steering has become a topic of interest in intervention surgery. Yet, this surgical procedure poses challenges due to external disturbances and tissue movement. To address these challenges, several novel steering algorithms have been d...
Minimally invasive endovascular procedures rely heavily on catheter devices. However, traditional catheters lack active steering requiring considerable skill on the surgeon’s part to accurately position the tip. While catheter tips could be mad...
Large quantities of gas resources have been found in the Paleo-Mesozoic carbonate rocks in the Sichuan Basin. However, many wells cannot obtain high production in deep low porosity-permeability reservoirs. For this contribution, we provide a steerabl...
Miniature steerable instruments have the potential to reduce the invasiveness of therapeutic interventions and enable new treatment options. Traditional ways of driving such instruments rely on extrinsic systems due to the challenge of miniaturizing...
New suction endoscopes, ureteral access sheaths (UAS) and catheters aim to improve the efficacy of flexible ureteroscopy and optimize its safety. Suction UAS with non-flexible tips have shown promising results, especially in maintaining low intrarena...
In recent years, steerable needles have attracted significant interest in relation to minimally invasive surgery (MIS). Specifically, the flexible, programmable bevel-tip needle (PBN) concept was successfully demonstrated in vivo in an evaluation of...
Introduction: Difficult airway management is a critical challenge in anesthesia, often necessitating advanced techniques to ensure patient safety. A patient presented with a malignant lesion on the epiglottis, significantly altering the airway anatom...
Magnetic soft continuum robots (MSCRs) hold significant potential in fulfilling the requirements of vascular interventional robots, enabling safe access to difficult-to-reach areas with enhanced active maneuverability, shape morphing capabilities, an...