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Bryan I. Hartley

2 accepted papers

2017

Through the Eustachian Tube and Beyond: A New Miniature Robotic Endoscope to See Into the Middle Ear

RA-L 2017

This paper presents a novel miniature robotic endoscope that is small enough to pass through the Eustachian tube and provide visualization of the middle ear (ME). The device features a miniature bending tip previously conceived of as a small-scale robotic wrist that has been adapted to carry and aim

Cited by 36SourceScholar
2015

Tendons, concentric tubes, and a bevel tip: Three steerable robots in one transoral lung access system

ICRA 2015poster

Lung cancer is the most deadly form of cancer, and survival depends on early-stage diagnosis and treatment. Transoral access is preferable to traditional between-the-ribs needle insertion because it is less invasive and reduces risk of lung collapse. Yet many sites in the peripheral zones of the lun…

Cited by 57SourceScholar