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Mechatronics in Medicine

The MIM Lab develops robotic and mechatronics surgical systems for a variety of procedures.

Head of Group

B415C Bessemer Building
South Kensington Campus

+44 (0)20 7594 7046

What we do

The Mechatronics in Medicine Laboratory develops robotic and mechatronics surgical systems for a variety of procedures including neuro, cardiovascular, orthopaedic surgeries, and colonoscopies. Examples include bio-inspired catheters that can navigate along complex paths within the brain (such as EDEN2020), soft robots to explore endoluminal anatomies (such as the colon), and virtual reality solutions to support surgeons during knee replacement surgeries.

Meet the team

Mr Ayhan Aktas
Casual - Student demonstrator - lower rate

Dr Daniel Bautista Salinas
Research Associate

Dr Kaiwen Chen
Research Associate

Mr Zejian Cui
Research Assistant

Mr Connor Daly
Research Postgraduate

Emeritus Professor Brian L Davies FREng
Emeritus Professor

Mr Zhaoyang Jacopo Hu
Research Postgraduate

Dr Hisham M Iqbal
Research Associate

Mr Alex Ranne
Research Postgraduate

Professor Ferdinando M Rodriguez y Baena
Co-Director of Hamlyn Centre, Professor of Medical Robotics

Dr Jialei Shi
Research Associate

Mr Spyridon Souipas
Casual - Other work

Ms Emilia Zari
Research Postgraduate

Citation

BibTex format

@inproceedings{Oldfield:2014:10.1109/EMBC.2014.6943725,
author = {Oldfield, M and Leibinger, A and Kaufmann, P-A and Bertucchi, M and Beyrau, F and Rodriguez, y Baena F},
doi = {10.1109/EMBC.2014.6943725},
pages = {852--855},
publisher = {IEEE},
title = {Needle Geometry, Target Migration and Substrate Interactions in High Resolution},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2014.6943725},
year = {2014}
}

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Recent investigations considering flexible, steerableneedles for minimally invasive surgery have shown thesignificance of needle shape in determining the needle-tissueinteractions leading to the access of targets. Digital ImageCorrelation has enabled internal deformation and strain causedby needle insertions to be seen in a soft tissue phantom at highresolution for the first time. Here, the impact of tip designon strains and displacements of material around the insertionaxis is presented using Digital Image Correlation in a stable,plane-strain configuration. Insight into the shape of needles tominimise tissue trauma and generate interactions that wouldenable optimal steering conditions is provided. Needle tipswith an included bevel angle up to 40result in asymmetricdisplacement of the surrounding tissue phantom. Increasingthe included tip angle to 60results in more predictabledisplacement and strains that may enhance steering forces withlittle negative impact on the phantom.
AU  - Oldfield,M
AU  - Leibinger,A
AU  - Kaufmann,P-A
AU  - Bertucchi,M
AU  - Beyrau,F
AU  - Rodriguez,y Baena F
DO  - 10.1109/EMBC.2014.6943725
EP  - 855
PB  - IEEE
PY  - 2014///
SN  - 1557-170X
SP  - 852
TI  - Needle Geometry, Target Migration and Substrate Interactions in High Resolution
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2014.6943725
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/24445
ER  -