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ArticleProceedings of the ... IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems2022

Light in the Larynx: a Miniaturized Robotic Optical Fiber for In-office Laser Surgery of the Vocal Folds.

Alex J Chiluisa, Nicholas E Pacheco, Hoang S Do, Ryan M Tougas, Emily V Minch, Rositsa Mihaleva, Yao Shen, Yuxiang Liu, Thomas L Carroll, Loris Fichera

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Article in Proceedings of the ... IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alex J ChiluisaDepartment of Robotics Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609, USA.
Nicholas E PachecoDepartment of Robotics Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609, USA.
Hoang S DoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609, USA.
Ryan M TougasDepartment of Robotics Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609, USA.
Emily V MinchDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609, USA.
Rositsa MihalevaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609, USA.
Yao ShenDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609, USA.
Yuxiang LiuDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609, USA.
Thomas L CarrollDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Loris FicheraDepartment of Robotics Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609, USA.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute · USHarvard University · US

Funding

Flexible Steerable Laser Probe for Office-based Laryngeal InterventionsR15DC018667 · NIDCD · WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE · PI FICHERA, LORIS · 2020 to 2020
$439k
NIDCD NIH HHS R15 DC018667
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper reports the design, construction, and experimental validation of a novel hand-held robot for in-office laser surgery of the vocal folds. In-office endoscopic laser surgery is an emerging trend in Laryngology: It promises to deliver the same patient outcomes of traditional surgical treatment (i.e., in the operating room), at a fraction of the cost. Unfortunately, office procedures can be challenging to perform; the optical fibers used for laser delivery can only emit light forward in a line-of-sight fashion, which severely limits anatomical access. The robot we present in this paper aims to overcome these challenges. The end effector of the robot is a steerable laser fiber, created through the combination of a thin optical fiber (

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PMID36711433
PMCPMC9875830
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