Towards Waterjet Steerable Needles
This paper measured the waterjet needle's insertion forces and compared them with a traditional needle with no waterjet running through. It is shown that incorporating a waterjet reduces the insertion force and thus buckling of the needle. The contributors for this project are Mahdieh Babaiasl, and Fan Yang under the supervision of Dr. John P. Swensen. Abstract of the Paper Towards Waterjet Steerable Needles Water-jet technology has been used extensively for decades industrially for many applications including mining, plastic, metal, stone, wood, and produce cutting. The use of water-jet in medical applications has been developed more recently and it is…