大曲率形变柔性针设计与交互风险具身感知方法

High-curvature Flexible Needle Design and Embodied Perception Method for Interaction Risk Assessment

  • 摘要: 经脑组织颅内介入操作需要大曲率柔性针实现灵活转向,但过大的曲率形变可能引发组织破裂等交互风险,这一矛盾构成了柔性针追求大曲率形变与安全操作之间的核心挑战,亟需可同时满足灵巧性、安全操作要求的具身新形态以及面向风险评估的具身感知能力。本研究提出了基于斜尖与扭矩鞘管耦合结构的三级同轴递进式柔性针新构形,协同利用斜尖的被动转向属性与扭矩鞘管的高抗扭特性和低弯曲刚度,实现了大曲率形变。同时,结合光纤布拉格光栅形状重建与基于应变能变化的交互状态感知机制,实现了对界面力学状态突变风险的实时检测。明胶穿刺实验表明,该柔性针可实现最高达 0.022\; 1\; \mathrmmm^-1 的大曲率形变,并能实时量化反馈针-组织交互状态信号。本研究为微创神经外科提供了可同时实现灵巧操作与交互风险评估的柔性介入技术方案。

     

    Abstract: Intracranial intervention in brain tissue requires flexible needles with high-curvature deformation capability for dexterous steering, but excessive curvature may cause interaction risks such as tissue rupture. This contradiction constitutes the core challenge for flexible needles in pursuing high-curvature deformation while ensuring safe operation, necessitating both an embodied new morphology with dexterous and safe operation capabilities and an embodied perception ability for risk assessment. This study proposes a three-layer coaxial progressive flexible needle featuring a bevel-tip and torque-transmitting sheath coupling structure, synergistically utilizing the passive steering feature of bevel tip and the high torsion and low bending stiffness features of transmitting sheath to achieve high-curvature deformation. An interaction state perception mechanism based on strain energy variation is integrated with fiber Bragg grating shape reconstruction, enabling real-time detection of interfacial mechanical state transition risks. Gelatin puncture experiments demonstrate that the proposed needle achieves a maximum curvature of 0.022\; 1\; \mathrmmm^-1 with real-time quantitative feedback of needle-tissue interaction state. This study provides a flexible intervention solution for minimally invasive neurosurgery with both dexterous operation and interaction risk assessment capabilities.

     

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