3 accepted papers
Accurate needle insertion is an important task in many medical procedures. This paper studies the case of an autonomous needle insertion system for central venous access, which is a risky and challenging procedure involving the simultaneous manipulation of an ultrasound probe and of a catheterizatio…
Laser tattoo removal is a standard non-invasive method for removing color pigments on the skin. Increasing number of tattooed people who want to remove their tattoo has driven the medical laser market to develop new technologies for painless, scar-free and complete tattoo removal. However, manual us…
Scanning lasers increase the quality of the laser microsurgery enabling fast tissue ablation with less thermal damage. However, the possibility to perform scanning laser microsurgery in confined workspaces is restricted by the large size of currently available actuators, which are typically located…