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  • Robotics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery

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  • Minimally invasive epicardial interventions require precise instrument control on a moving organ.
  • Existing robotic systems face challenges in managing forces and maintaining stability during cardiac procedures.
  • Direct gene therapy delivery necessitates accurate and controlled injection capabilities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an optimization method for minimizing cable tensions in the HeartPrinter robot.
  • To ensure static equilibrium and feasible tension ranges for robotic-assisted cardiac interventions.
  • To enhance the safety and efficacy of minimally invasive gene therapy delivery.

Main Methods:

  • Formulation of a linear optimization problem to minimize total cable tension magnitudes.
  • Application of Karush-Kuhn-Tucker (KKT) optimality conditions.
  • Derivation of algebraic expressions for optimal cable tensions based on robot geometry and injector position.

Main Results:

  • Identification of optimal cable tension solutions for the HeartPrinter robot.
  • Determination of specific workspace regions where cable tensions are minimized.
  • Development of a method to rapidly calculate minimum tensions and assess injection site attainability.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed optimization approach effectively minimizes cable tensions for the HeartPrinter robot.
  • This method enhances the safety of epicardial interventions by reducing forces on the heart.
  • The approach provides a robust solution for controlling robotic instruments during cardiac gene therapy.