Decoupling Steerability From Diameter: Helical Dovetail Laser Patterning for Steerable Needles

Decoupling Steerability From Diameter: Helical Dovetail Laser Patterning for Steerable Needles

The maximum curvature of a steerable needle in soft tissue is highly sensitive to needle shaft stiffness, which has motivated use of small diameter needles in the past. However, desired needle payloads constrain minimum shaft diameters, and shearing along the needle shaft can occur at small diameter...

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Main Authors: Margaret Rox, Maxwell Emerson, Tayfun Efe Ertop, Inbar Fried, Mengyu Fu, Janine Hoelscher, Alan Kuntz, Josephine Granna, Jason E. Mitchell, Michael Lester, Fabien Maldonado, Erin A. Gillaspie, Jason A. Akulian, Ron Alterovitz, Robert J. Webster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2020-01-01
Series:IEEE Access
Subjects:
Medical robotics
steerable needles
surgical robotics
medical devices
Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9211508/

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