Although substantial advancements have been achieved in robot-assisted surgery, the
blueprint to existing snake robotics predominantly focuses on the preliminary structural …

The embracing of new technology and expanding surgical innovation has been one of the
hallmarks of cardiothoracic surgery. The adoption of videoassisted thoracoscopic surgery …

Colonoscopy is the gold standard for colorectal cancer diagnosis; however, limited
instrument dexterity and no sensor feedback can hamper procedure safety and acceptance …

The surgical paradigm of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has been a key driver to the
adoption of robotic surgical assistance. Progress in the last three decades has led to a …

Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) imposes a trade-off between non-invasive access and
surgical capability. Treatment of early gastric cancers over 20 mm in diameter can be …

Transoral laser phonosurgery is a commonly used surgical procedure in which a laser beam
is used to perform incision, ablation or photocoagulation of laryngeal tissues. Two …

Objective: Intraoperative palpation is a surgical gesture jeopardized by the lack of haptic
feedback which affects robotic minimally invasive surgery. Restoring the force reflection in …

This paper introduces a manufacturing technique which enables the integration of soft
materials and soft fluidic micro-actuators in the Pop-up book MEMS paradigm. Such a …

Accurate device navigation and control are significant challenges in various minimally
invasive cardiovascular interventions. The long length of the devices used (eg, catheters …

Flexible endoscopes are still the gold standard in most natural orifice translumenal
endoscopic surgery (NOTES) procedures; however their flexibility (necessary for navigating …