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To develop and evaluate a 6-axis force-sensing pneumatic robotic forceps integrated with a serial-parallel robotic platform for cochlear implantation microsurgery.

February 14, 2025Nature CommunicationsOpen Access

Multi-axis robotic forceps with decoupled pneumatic actuation and force sensing for cochlear implantation

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HGHongyan GaoJiangsu University HLHuanghua LiuShanghai Jiao Tong University HJHuan JiaShanghai Jiao Tong University

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Preclinical evaluation demonstrates a multi-axis force-sensing pneumatic robotic forceps for cochlear implantation in human cadaveric specimens, indicating improved surgical precision and safety.

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To develop and evaluate a 6-axis force-sensing pneumatic robotic forceps integrated with a serial-parallel robotic platform for cochlear implantation microsurgery.
Engineered curved robotic forceps equipped with embedded fiber Bragg grating sensors for 6-axis force sensing and a decoupled pneumatic gripper for grasping electrode arrays.
Integrated the forceps with a hybrid serial-parallel robotic platform featuring a spherical parallel mechanism and robotic arm providing 3-DOF rotation and 3-DOF translation.
Conducted feasibility validation through surgical simulation experiments on an isolated temporal bone and a human cadaveric head.
Achieved decoupled pneumatic actuation and multi-axis force sensing during electrode array grasping and insertion operations.
Successfully demonstrated independent 3-DOF rotational and 3-DOF translational manipulation with force interaction during cadaveric inner ear procedures.

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Gao et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a882cb7a95381ace1bc0084 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56958-9

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Preclinical evaluation demonstrates a multi-axis force-sensing pneumatic robotic forceps for cochlear implantation in human cadaveric specimens, indicating improved surgical precision and safety.

Multi-axis robotic forceps with decoupled pneumatic actuation and force sensing for cochlear implantation

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Multi-axis robotic forceps with decoupled pneumatic actuation and force sensing for cochlear implantation

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