Detecting stages of needle penetration into tissues through force estimation at needle tip using fiber Bragg grating sensors

Kumar, Saurabh and Shrikanth, Venkoba and Amrutur, Bharadwaj and Asokan, Sundarrajan and Bobji, Musuvathi S (2016) Detecting stages of needle penetration into tissues through force estimation at needle tip using fiber Bragg grating sensors. In: JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS, 21 (12).

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Abstract

Several medical procedures involve the use of needles. The advent of robotic and robot assisted procedures requires dynamic estimation of the needle tip location during insertion for use in both assistive systems as well as for automatic control. Most prior studies have focused on the maneuvering of solid flexible needles using external force measurements at the base of the needle holder. However, hollow needles are used in several procedures and measurements of forces in proximity of such needles can eliminate the need for estimating frictional forces that have high variations. These measurements are also significant for endoscopic procedures in which measurement of forces at the needle holder base is difficult. Fiber Bragg grating sensors, due to their small size, inert nature, and multiplexing capability, provide a good option for this purpose. Force measurements have been undertaken during needle insertion into tissue mimicking phantoms made of polydimethylsiloxane as well as chicken tissue using an 18-G needle instrumented with FBG sensors. The results obtained show that it is possible to estimate the different stages of needle penetration including partial rupture, which is significant for procedures in which precise estimation of needle tip position inside the organ or tissue is required. (C) 2016 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS
Publisher:	SPIE-SOC PHOTO-OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERS, 1000 20TH ST, PO BOX 10, BELLINGHAM, WA 98225 USA
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belongs to the SPIE-SOC PHOTO-OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERS, 1000 20TH ST, PO BOX 10, BELLINGHAM, WA 98225 USA
Department/Centre:	Division of Electrical Sciences > Electrical Communication Engineering Division of Mechanical Sciences > Mechanical Engineering Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Instrumentation Appiled Physics
Date Deposited:	09 Mar 2017 05:11
Last Modified:	28 Nov 2018 15:13
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/56339

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