2 papers
physics.med-ph2025
Dexterous Intramyocardial Needle Ablation (d-INA): Design, Fabrication, and In-Vivo Validation
Chang Zhou, Charles P. Hong, Yifan Wang +4
Radiofrequency ablation is widely used to prevent ventricular tachycardia (VT) by creating lesions to inhibit arrhythmias; however, the current surface ablation catheters are limit…
cs.RO2023
MR-conditional Robotic Actuation of Concentric Tendon-Driven Cardiac Catheters
Yifan Wang, Zheng Qiu, Junichi Tokuda +3
Atrial fibrillation (AF) and ventricular tachycardia (VT) are two of the sustained arrhythmias that significantly affect the quality of life of patients. Treatment of AF and VT oft…