A robotic catheter system with real-time force feedback and monitor

Australas Phys Eng Sci Med. 2012 Sep;35(3):283-9. doi: 10.1007/s13246-012-0146-0. Epub 2012 Jul 5.

Abstract

This paper presents a robotic catheter system with force sensors, monitor and a master-slave remote control system. We developed micro force sensors and applied them in the system to guarantee the operation safety in intravascular neurosurgery applications, and employed a camera to monitor the operation. Two kinds of force information are obtained through force sensors when the catheter contacted the blood vessel. The experiment shows that the proposed force sensors-based catheter system works well through force feedback and remote control. The system can facilitates the operation and avoid potential damages.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Catheterization / instrumentation*
  • Catheterization / methods*
  • Catheters*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Feedback
  • Miniaturization
  • Robotics / instrumentation*
  • Stress, Mechanical
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation*
  • Transducers*
  • User-Computer Interface*