Industrial Technology Research Institute

Kun-ta Wu

Wei-Chin Huang

An-Li Chen

Chih-Chi Chang

Wei-Zheng Lu

Jo-Ping Lee

Chia-Pin Li

Po-An Hsu

Chih-wei Chien

A manufacturing process for electrode of neuromodulation probe includes the steps of: preparing a plurality of the manufacturing fixtures for electrode of neuromodulation probe; preparing a plurality of the manufacturing fixtures for electrode in a surrounding manner by having the first-layer frames to be externally disposed side by side with the bevels of the two neighboring first-layer frames close to each other, so that the second-layer frames, the plurality of electrodes and the plurality of wires are enclosed thereinside; placing a cylinder amid the plurality of manufacturing fixtures for electrode to have the plurality of wires to surround the cylinder; having a fluid plastic to surround the cylinder by filling all the spaces between the plurality of wires and the plurality of electrodes, and waiting the fluid plastic to cure; removing the plurality of first-layer frames and the plurality of second-layer frames; and, pulling off the cylinder.

Manufacturing fixture and process for electrode of neuromodulation probe

A computer-assisted needle insertion system and a computer-assisted needle insertion method are provided. The computer-assisted needle insertion method includes: obtaining a first machine learning (ML) model and a second ML model; obtaining a computed tomography (CT) image and a needle insertion path, generating a suggested needle insertion path according to the first ML model, the CT image, and the needle insertion path, and instructing a needle to approach a needle insertion point on a skin of a target, wherein the needle insertion point is located on the suggested needle insertion path; obtaining a breath signal of the target, and estimating whether a future breath state of the target is normal according to the second ML model and the breath signal; and outputting a suggested needle insertion period according to the breath signal in response to determining that the future breath state is normal.

Computer-assisted needle insertion system and computer-assisted needle insertion method

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Nantou County, Taiwan

Kun-ta Wu