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Deep Reinforcement Learning for the Navigation of Neurovascular Catheters
Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 2019 Endovascular catheters are necessary for state-ofthe- art treatments of life-threatening and time-critical diseases like strokes and heart attacks. Navigating them through the vascular tree is a highly challenging task. We present our preliminary results
Behr Tobias +5 more
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.A soft robotic simulator is developed to replicate the digital removal of feces (DRF), a sensitive yet essential nursing procedure. Integrating soft actuators, sensors, and a realistic rectal model, the simulator balances functional fidelity with perceptual realism. Engineering evaluations and nurse feedback confirm its potential to enhance training in
Shoko Miyagawa +10 more
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The Gastrostomy Feeding Button™ [PDF]
, 1987 The button™ feeding device replaces conventional long-term gastrostomy feeding tubes. Health care professionals can educate parents on maintenance of the button and provide them with emotional ...
Martz Huth, Myra, O\u27Brien, Maureen
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From Rigid to Soft Robotic Approaches for Neuroendoscopy
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Robotic assistance has had minimal impact on deep intraventricular surgeries, where small‐scale, precision, and reduced invasiveness can contribute to improved patient outcomes. Emerging technologies in rigid, soft, and hybrid robotics are reviewed to identify the most promising mechanisms for deep brain navigation in addition to an attempt to identify
Kieran Gilday +3 more
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Evaluation of Antibiofilm Activity of Dentol
Acta Medica Iranica, 2009 Biofilm is a community of bacteria which are attaching to a surface. They are responsible for many of catheter related or dental plaque related infectious diseases.
Hasan Hosain Zadegan, Bahram Delfan
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Infection and Drug Resistance, 2023 Dakun Wang,1 Emery Haley,2 Natalie Luke,2 Mohit Mathur,3 Richard A Festa,3 Xinhua Zhao,4 Lori A Anderson,5 Jennifer L Allison,6 Kristen L Stebbins,6 Manuel Jose Diaz,6 David Baunoch7 1Department of Writing, Stat4Ward, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; 2Department of ...
Wang D +10 more
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Hard‐Magnetic Soft Millirobots in Underactuated Systems
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This review provides a comprehensive overview of hard‐magnetic soft millirobots in underactuated systems. It examines key advances in structural design, physics‐informed modeling, and control strategies, while highlighting the interplay among these domains.
Qiong Wang +4 more
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Toward Wireless Implantable Robotic Systems Driven by Magnetic Field for Personalized Therapy
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Robotic materials are playing an increasingly vital role in enabling sensing and actuation at small scales. This perspective highlights recent advances in magnetic materials and magnetically actuated devices for wireless sensing, actuation, and energy harvesting toward implantable robotic systems for closed‐loop therapy.
Yusheng Wang, Ruijian Ge, Xiaoguang Dong
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‘old foley’s in a new bottle’- USE OF FOLEY’S CATHETER IN ANTERIOR MAXILLARY WALL FRACTURES [PDF]
, 2013 Management of comminuted zygomaticomaxillary fractures are is an entity that has always tested the skill of surgeons. A variety of methods have been coined over the years for management of these fractures.
Kothandaraman, Srikamakshi +2 more
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A Superlubricated Magnetically Steerable Microcatheter with Integrated Optical and Fluidic Channels
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.A magnetically steerable microcatheter with integrated optical and fluidic channels is developed for multifunctional navigation in tortuous anatomical environments. A surface‐grafted hydrogel coating enables low‐friction actuation. The device demonstrates stable light and fluid delivery during magnetic manipulation, offering a compact platform for ...
Yuntian Du +5 more
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