AIMC Topic: Needles

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A venipuncture robot with decoupled position and attitude guided by near-infrared vision and force feedback.

The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
BACKGROUND: This study aims to develop a venipuncture robot to replace manual venipuncture to ease the heavy workload, lower the risk of 2019-nCoV infection, and boost venipuncture success rates.

3-D Path-Following Control for Steerable Needles With Fiber Bragg Gratings in Multi-Core Fibers.

IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
UNLABELLED: Steerable needles have the potential for accurate needle tip placement even when the optimal path to a target tissue is curvilinear, thanks to their ability to steer, which is an essential function to avoid piercing through vital anatomic...

Spatiotemporal analysis of speckle dynamics to track invisible needle in ultrasound sequences using convolutional neural networks: a phantom study.

International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
PURPOSE: Accurate needle placement into the target point is critical for ultrasound interventions like biopsies and epidural injections. However, aligning the needle to the thin plane of the transducer is a challenging issue as it leads to the decay ...

Biphasic burst and sustained transdermal delivery in vivo using an AI-optimized 3D-printed MN patch.

International journal of pharmaceutics
The objective of the present study was to fabricate microneedles for delivering lipophilic active ingredients (APIs) using digital light processing (DLP) printing technology and quality by design (QbD) supplemented by artificial intelligence (AI) alg...

Decision Method of Optimal Needle Insertion Angle for Dorsal Hand Intravenous Robot.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
In the context of COVID-19, the research on various aspects of the venipuncture robot field has become increasingly hot, but there has been little research on robotic needle insertion angles, primarily performed at a rough angle. This will increase t...

A review on tissue-needle interaction and path planning models for bevel tip type flexible needle minimal intervention.

Mathematical biosciences and engineering : MBE
A flexible needle has emerged as a crucial clinical technique in contemporary medical practices, particularly for minimally invasive interventions. Its applicability spans diverse surgical domains such as brachytherapy, cardiovascular surgery, neuros...

Robot-Assisted Needle Insertion for CT-Guided Puncture: Experimental Study with a Phantom and Animals.

Cardiovascular and interventional radiology
PURPOSE: This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy and safety of robotic CT-guided needle insertion in phantom and animal experiments.

Robotic system for accurate percutaneous puncture guided by 3D-2D ultrasound.

International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
PURPOSE: Ultrasound (US)-guided robotic systems can reduce the reliance on the experience and skills of surgeons and enable automatic and accurate percutaneous puncture. Two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) US guidance have various advanta...

A multi-module soft robotic arm with soft actuator for minimally invasive surgery.

The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
BACKGROUND: Compared to traditional rigid robotic arms, soft robotic arms are flexible, environmentally adaptable and biocompatible. Recently, most minimally invasive cardiac procedures still rely on traditional rigid surgical tools. However, rigid t...

Optimisation and validation of a co-manipulated robot for brachytherapy procedure.

The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS
BACKGROUND: Low-dose rate brachytherapy is the referent treatment for early-stage prostate cancer and consists in manually inserting radioactive seeds within the organ to destroy tumorous cells. This treatment is inaccurate leading to side effects. R...