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System for Tissue Identification During Robotic Surgery (Case No. 2020-822)

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Departments of Urology and Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a smart haptic feedback invention to restore the sense of touch in robot-assisted surgical procedures. Background: Robot-assisted surgeries have seen significant growth in adoption, with approximately 99,000 procedures performed annually—a...

Published: 10/23/2024 | Inventor(s): Erik Dutson, Rory Geoghegan, Robert Candler, Songping Sun, Jake Pensa, Ahmad Abiri

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Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools, Medical Devices > Monitoring And Recording Systems, Medical Devices > Hospital Systems

3D Printed Normal Force Sensor

UC Case 2018-740SUMMARY:UCLA researchers in the Department of Bioengineering have developed a novel 3D printing method that produces customizable normal force sensors at high speed and low cost.BACKGROUND:Tactile normal force sensors are essential in haptic feedback systems to reduce excessive grip force. Commercially available piezoresistive force...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Warren Grundfest, Ahmad Abiri, Asitha Kaduwela, Songping Sun, Erik Dutson

Keywords(s): Mechanical Systems, Medical Devices and Materials, Robotics, Sensors, Surgical Tools

Category(s): Mechanical > Robotics, Mechanical > Sensors, Medical Devices > Surgical Tools