US Patent Issued to Khalifa University of Science and Technology on Sept. 23 for "Concentric tube robots with improved stability for minimally invasive surgery" (Emirati Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,704, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Khalifa University of Science and Technology (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates).

"Concentric tube robots with improved stability for minimally invasive surgery" was invented by Cesare Stefanini (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates), Hessa Al Falahi (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) and Federico Renda (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A robotic catheter can include bi-stable concentric tubes and a torsional spring mechanism that can provide torque at the proximal extremity of one or more tubes. The robotic catheter can compensate for the energy that may be released by ...