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Magnetic Ball Chain Robots for Cardiac Arrhythmia Treatment
Giovanni Pittiglio, Fabio Leuenberger, Margherita Mencattelli +3
This paper introduces a novel magnetic navigation system for cardiac ablation. The system is formed from two key elements: a magnetic ablation catheter consisting of a chain of sph…
Hybrid Tendon and Ball Chain Continuum Robots for Enhanced Dexterity in Medical Interventions
Giovanni Pittiglio, Margherita Mencattelli, Abdulhamit Donder +2
A hybrid continuum robot design is introduced that combines a proximal tendon-actuated section with a distal telescoping section comprised of permanent-magnet spheres actuated usin…
Magnetic Ball Chain Robots for Endoluminal Interventions
Giovanni Pittiglio, Margherita Mencattelli, Pierre E. Dupont
This paper introduces a novel class of hyperredundant robots comprised of chains of permanently magnetized spheres enclosed in a cylindrical polymer skin. With their shape controll…