Katie Yin

Sep 24, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Omar T. Abdoun |Katie Yin |Davin Tjandra |Pablo Kurzan

AbstractSteerable needles offer a minimally invasive method to deliver treatment to hard-to-reach tissue regions. We introduce a new class of tape-spring steerable needles capable of sharp turns ranging from 15 to 150 degrees with a turn radius as low as 3mm, which minimizes surrounding tissue damage. In this work, we derive and experimentally validate a geometric model for our steerable needle design.