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ArticleIEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation : ICRA : [proceedings]. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Magnetic Ball Chain Robots for Endoluminal Interventions.

Giovanni Pittiglio, Margherita Mencattelli, Pierre E Dupont

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Article in IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation : ICRA : [proceedings]. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Magnetic Ball Chain Robots for Cardiac Arrhythmia Treatment.IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics · 2024
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  2. Hybrid Tendon and Ball Chain Continuum Robots for Enhanced Dexterity in Medical Interventions.Proceedings of the ... IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems · 2023
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  3. Workspace Characterization for Hybrid Tendon and Ball Chain Continuum Robots.The Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics : proceedings · 2023
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  4. Closed-form Kinematic Model and Workspace Characterization for Magnetic Ball Chain Robots.... International Symposium on Medical Robotics. International Symposium on Medical Robotics · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Giovanni PittiglioDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Margherita MencattelliDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Pierre E DupontDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

Funding

Cardioscopically-guided Valve Repair in the Beating HeartR01HL124020 · NHLBI · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI Pierre E Dupont · 2014 to 2026
$9.7M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL124020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper introduces a novel class of hyperredundant robots comprised of chains of permanently magnetized spheres enclosed in a cylindrical polymer skin. With their shape controlled using an externally-applied magnetic field, the spherical joints of these robots enable them to bend to very small radii of curvature. These robots can be used as steerable tips for endoluminal instruments. A kinematic model is derived based on minimizing magnetic and elastic potential energy. Simulation is used to demonstrate the enhanced steerability of these robots in comparison to magnetic soft continuum robots designed using either distributed or lumped magnetic material. Experiments are included to validate the model and to demonstrate the steering capability of ball chain robots in bifurcating channels.

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Flexible RoboticsMagnetic ActuationMedical Robots and SystemsSteerable Catheters/Needles

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PMID38444998
PMCPMC10910383

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