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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 Akta_
Research Postgraduate

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

@article{Leibinger:2016:10.1098/rsfs.2015.0107,
author = {Leibinger, A and Oldfield, M and Rodriguez, y Baena F},
doi = {10.1098/rsfs.2015.0107},
journal = {Interface Focus},
title = {Minimally disruptive needle insertion: a biologically inspired solution},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2015.0107},
volume = {6},
year = {2016}
}

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RIS format (EndNote, RefMan)

TY  - JOUR
AB  - The mobility of soft tissue can cause inaccurate needle insertions. Particularly in steering applications that employ thin and flexible needles, l arge deviationscan occur between preoperative images of the patient, from which a procedure is planned, and the intraoperative scene, where a procedure is executed. Whereas many approaches for reducing tissue motion focus on external constraining or manipulation, little attention has been paid to the way the needle is inserted and actuated within soft tissue. Using our biologically inspiredsteerable needle, we present a methodof reducing the disruptivenessof insertionsby mimicking the burrowing mechanism of ovipositing wasps. Internal displacements and strains in three dimensionswithin a soft tissue phantom are measured at the needle interface,using ascanninglaser basedimage correlation technique.Compared to a conventional insertion methodwith an equally sized needle,overall displacementsand strainsin the needle vicinity arereduced by 30% and 41%, respectively.The results show that, for a given net speed,needle insertion can be made significantly less disruptive with respect to its surroundings by employing our biologically inspired solution. This will have significant impact on both the safety and targeting accuracy of percutaneous interventions along both straight and curved trajectories
AU  - Leibinger,A
AU  - Oldfield,M
AU  - Rodriguez,y Baena F
DO  - 10.1098/rsfs.2015.0107
PY  - 2016///
SN  - 2042-8898
TI  - Minimally disruptive needle insertion: a biologically inspired solution
T2  - Interface Focus
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2015.0107
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/30127
VL  - 6
ER  -

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