Determination of a tactile feedback strategy for use in robotized percutaneous procedures.

Remote manipulation in robotized percutaneous procedures can offer increased safety to radiologists as well as patients. Providing feedback to the radiologist on needle-tissue interactions is however mandatory in addition to the medical images. A tactile feedback strategy is developed in this paper.

Design of a Microbiota Sampling Capsule using 3D-Printed Bistable Mechanism.

Microbiota analysis is a fundamental element for a better understanding of microbiota role, its relationship with the human body and its impact on different pathologies. There is today no non-invasive tool for easy collection of the microbiota in the small intestine. In this paper, we describe the development of such a device that opens the way to new diagnostic techniques.