Design and Modelling of a Continuum Robot for Distal Lung Sampling in Mechanically Ventilated Patients in Critical Care

In this paper, we design and develop a novel robotic bronchoscope for sampling of the distal lung in mechanically-ventilated (MV) patients in critical care units. Despite the high cost and attributable morbidity and mortality of MV patients with pneumonia which approaches 40%, sampling of the distal...

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Main Authors: Zisos Mitros, Balint Thamo, Christos Bergeles, Lyndon da Cruz, Kevin Dhaliwal, Mohsen Khadem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Robotics and AI
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2021.611866/full