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Magnetically actuated and guided milli-gripper for medical applications

Franziska Ullrich, Kanika S. Dheman, Simone Schuerle, Bradley J. Nelson

Abstract

This paper presents the design, kinematics, fabrication, and magnetic manipulation of a milli-gripper for medical applications. The design employs a permanent magnet for two purposes. It actuates the compliant gripper and allows for maneuverability of the milli-gripper in an externally applied magnetic field generated by an electromagnetic manipulation system. The modular milli-gripper can be manipulated directly or attached to the distal tip of a magnetically steered catheter. Experiments show successful actuation of the gripper and guidance of the device with the integrated gripper in both the tethered and untethered configuration.

BibTeX
@inproceedings{icra2015_magneticallyactu,
  title = {Magnetically actuated and guided milli-gripper for medical applications},
  author = {Franziska Ullrich and Kanika S. Dheman and Simone Schuerle and Bradley J. Nelson},
  booktitle = {ICRA 2015},
  year = {2015}
}
Magnetically actuated and guided milli-gripper for medical applications · ICRA 2015