Santhi Elayaperumal, Jung Hwa Bae, David Christensen, Mark R Cutkosky, Bruce L Daniel, Joannes M Costa, Richard J Black, Fereydoun Faridian, Behzad Moslehi
{"title":"MR-compatible biopsy needle with enhanced tip force sensing.","authors":"Santhi Elayaperumal, Jung Hwa Bae, David Christensen, Mark R Cutkosky, Bruce L Daniel, Joannes M Costa, Richard J Black, Fereydoun Faridian, Behzad Moslehi","doi":"10.1109/WHC.2013.6548393","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WHC.2013.6548393","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We describe an instrumented biopsy needle that provides physicians the capability to sense interaction forces directly at the tip of the needle's inner stylet. The sensors consist of optical fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs), and are unaffected by electromagnetic fields; hence the needle is suitable for MR-guided procedures. In comparison to previous instrumented needles that measure bending strains, the new design has additional sensors and a series of micro-machined holes at the tip. The holes increase strain sensitivity, especially to axial forces, without significantly reducing the stiffness or strength. A comparison of the dynamic forces measured with the new needle and those obtained using a force/torque sensor at the needle base shows that the enhanced tip sensitivity is particularly noticeable when there is significant friction along the needle sleeve.</p>","PeriodicalId":75335,"journal":{"name":"World Haptics Conference. World Haptics Conference","volume":"2013 ","pages":"109-114"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1109/WHC.2013.6548393","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34191186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yuxiang Wang, Kara L Marshall, Yoshichika Baba, Ellen A Lumpkin, Gregory J Gerling
{"title":"Natural Variation in Skin Thickness Argues for Mechanical Stimulus Control by Force Instead of Displacement.","authors":"Yuxiang Wang, Kara L Marshall, Yoshichika Baba, Ellen A Lumpkin, Gregory J Gerling","doi":"10.1109/WHC.2013.6548484","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WHC.2013.6548484","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The neural response to touch stimuli is influenced by skin properties as well as the delivery of stimuli. Here, we compare stimuli controlled by displacement and force, and analyze the impact on firing rates of slowly adapting type I afferents as skin thickness and elasticity change. Uniaxial compression tests were used to measure the mechanical properties of mouse hind limb skin (n=5), resulting in a range of skin thickness measurements (211.6-530.6 μm) and hyper- and visco-elastic properties (average coefficient of variation=0.27).Values were integrated to an axisymmetric finite element model using an Ogden strain energy function. This calculated the propagation of surface loads to tactile end-organ locations, where maximum compressive stress and its rate were sampled and linearly regressed to firing rate. For the observed range of skin thickness, firing response was predicted under both force and displacement control of a ramp-and-hold stimulus. Over the ramp phase of stimulation, the variance in predicted firing rate was higher under displacement than under force control (22.2versus 4.9 Hz) with a similar trend in the sustained phase of stimulation (4.6versus1.3Hz). Given that skin thickness varies significantly between specimens, for human skin perhaps seven more so than for mice, the use of force control is predicted to decrease experimental variance in neurophysiological and psychophysical responses.</p>","PeriodicalId":75335,"journal":{"name":"World Haptics Conference. World Haptics Conference","volume":"2013 ","pages":"645-650"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1109/WHC.2013.6548484","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32092928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Discriminating Tissue Stiffness with a Haptic Catheter: Feeling the Inside of the Beating Heart.","authors":"Samuel B Kesner, Robert D Howe","doi":"10.1109/WHC.2011.5945454","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WHC.2011.5945454","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Catheter devices allow physicians to access the inside of the human body easily and painlessly through natural orifices and vessels. Although catheters allow for the delivery of fluids and drugs, the deployment of devices, and the acquisition of the measurements, they do not allow clinicians to assess the physical properties of tissue inside the body due to the tissue motion and transmission limitations of the catheter devices, including compliance, friction, and backlash. The goal of this research is to increase the tactile information available to physicians during catheter procedures by providing haptic feedback during palpation procedures. To accomplish this goal, we have developed the first motion compensated actuated catheter system that enables haptic perception of fast moving tissue structures. The actuated catheter is instrumented with a distal tip force sensor and a force feedback interface that allows users to adjust the position of the catheter while experiencing the forces on the catheter tip. The efficacy of this device and interface is evaluated through a psychophyisical study comparing how accurately users can differentiate various materials attached to a cardiac motion simulator using the haptic device and a conventional manual catheter. The results demonstrate that haptics improves a user's ability to differentiate material properties and decreases the total number of errors by 50% over the manual catheter system.</p>","PeriodicalId":75335,"journal":{"name":"World Haptics Conference. World Haptics Conference","volume":"2011 ","pages":"13-18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1109/WHC.2011.5945454","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32721222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Experimentally Verified Model of the Perceived 'Coldness' of Objects","authors":"W. B. Tiest","doi":"10.1109/WHC.2007.21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WHC.2007.21","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a numerical model of the thermal process of touching an object is described. The model takes into account the object geometry and temperature, the thermal parameters of the material and the contact resistance between finger and object. Based on the heat extraction rate, this model predicts which materials will feel warm or cold to the touch. The model is empirically verified with psychophysical experiments. In a temperature-controlled box, subjects had to discriminate between stimuli of different materials and geometries based on thermal cues. The results are in line with the idea that the perceived 'coldness' of materials is determined by the initial heat transfer rate, as predicted by the model","PeriodicalId":75335,"journal":{"name":"World Haptics Conference. World Haptics Conference","volume":"9 1","pages":"61-65"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88665166","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}