Design and Modeling of a Compact Advancement Mechanism for a Modified COAST Guidewire Robot
Patrick Lis,Achraj Sarma,Grace Trimpe,Timothy A. Brumfiel,Ronghuai Qi,Jaydev P. Desai,Patrick Lis,Achraj Sarma,Grace Trimpe,Timothy A. Brumfiel,Ronghuai Qi,Jaydev P. Desai
Peripheral vascular intervention remains a challenging procedure mainly due to the tortuosity of the vessels needing to be traversed by guidewires and catheters. In addition, handling long guidewires while navigating tortuous vasculature requires extensive time and skill from the surgeon. In this work, a compact guidewire advancement mechanism is proposed that is able to dispense guidewires up to ...
