Hamlyn Symposium 2025: Innovations and Insights I had the pleasure of attending and contributing to the 2025 Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics, the annual event organised by the Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery at Imperial College London. The symposium, held under the theme “Back to the Future: Telesurgery in 2025,” once again demonstrated its importance […]
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Engineering Flexibility: How Flexible Optical Sensors Could Transform Surgical Tools Introduction The advancement of optical fiber sensors has made a great impact on precision monitoring and sensing technologies, with applications across various domains, including minimally invasive surgery (MIS). These sensors are particularly well suited for surgical applications due to their immunity to electromagnetic interference, compact
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Optical fibre sensors: From oil rigs to minimally invasive surgery Optical fibres are commonly associated with the telecommunications industry, and rightly so! From the commercialization of the first optical fibre data transmission systems back in the 1980s with data transmission rates of up to 45Mbit/s, to today’s systems with capabilities of transmitting up to ~23Pbit/s
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Inflated Haptic Membrane Sensors: Bringing Back the Surgeon’s Touch Tissue palpation is a critical diagnostic technique used by clinicians to identify abnormality within tissue. Doctors can evaluate various aspects of tissue health, such as the presence of lumps, swellings, or textural changes simply by touching and feeling for their presence. This hands-on approach provides invaluable
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THE ROAD AHEAD FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE THERAPY OF DIGESTIVE CANCERS I have dedicated all my entire scientific and clinical life to digestive cancer. With about 2 million new cases diagnosed every year in the world, colorectal cancer is one of the three big killers. However, differently from lung and breast cancer, it increased its incidence
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ADDRESSING A DRAWBACK OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY The PALPABLE project introduces a tactile sensing device for use in Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS). MIS offers several advantages over traditional open surgery, all associated with the minimisation of incision size. These generally include decreased risk of infection, fewer complications, speedier healing times, shorter hospital stays, and an
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