University of Tartu

UniversitÀ Degli Studi Di Verona

Muradore, Riccardo

Siracusano, Salvatore

Daffara, Claudia

Surgica Robotica S.p.a.

Fiorini, Paolo

Dall'alba, Diego

Maris, Bogdan Mihai

Paolo Fiorini

Maarja Kruusmaa

Alvo Aabloo

Francesco Bovo

Urmas Johanson

Andres Punning

Luca Reppele

Claudia Daffara

Riccardo Muradore

Dumitru Scutelnic

Marco Milani

Diego Dall'Alba

Giacomo Marchioro

Bogdan Mihai Maris

Salvatore Siracusano

Massimo Morselli

A device for transperineal biopsy with a movable arm of a robot, comprising: an ultrasound probe being mounted around a first axis; a surgical instrument with a needle, which is movable along a first trajectory; and a moving device comprising at least a first pair of arms facing one another and arranged around a first longitudinal axis of the ultrasound probe so as to move, preferably oscillate, around the axis along a second trajectory, in order to guide and support the needle at a free end of each guide arm; and a connection interface to connect the device to a movable arm of a robot and having an operating module, which comprises a plurality of actuators each to move a respective said ultrasound probe or said guide arms, and a separation module arranged on the operating module and configured to transmit the motion to the ultrasound probe or to the arms.

Surgical device for transperineal biopsy, in particular of the prostate, for a movable arm of a robot

Novel applications of electroactive polymer materials, particularly of ionic polymer metal composite (IPMC). Such applications include manipulators with combined electromechanical and electroactive actuators. Applications are particularly suitable in low gravity environment.

Uses of electroactive polymer materials

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Verona, Italy

Paolo Fiorini