Michel de Mathelin

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Michel de Mathelin is a pioneering researcher in medical robotics and surgical automation, whose work has fundamentally advanced the precision and safety of minimally invasive procedures. His research spans robotic compensation of physiological motion, flexible endoscopic robotics, force sensing, and image-guided interventional systems — areas where he has made lasting contributions that bridge control engineering and clinical medicine. De Mathelin's most influential work focuses on compensating the unpredictable biological motions — respiration, heartbeat, and hand tremor — that challenge surgical accuracy. His 2005 paper on predictive control for physiological motion filtering (240 citations) and subsequent studies (120 and 94 citations) established foundational frameworks now central to robotic surgery design. He has also advanced flexible robotic platforms for endoluminal procedures, including a novel telemanipulated assistant for endoscopic submucosal dissection (132 citations), reflecting a sustained commitment to translating robotics into complex gastrointestinal interventions. His investigations into needle insertion forces (101 citations) and haptic tissue characterization (75 citations) have informed safer percutaneous procedures, while his patient-mounted CT-guided robotic platform (74 citations) demonstrates his range across interventional radiology. Collectively, with hundreds of citations spanning two decades, de Mathelin's work represents a cornerstone of modern surgical robotics research.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Active filtering of physiological motion in robotized surgery using predictive control

   240 citations · 2005
2. 2
   A Novel Telemanipulated Robotic Assistant for Surgical Endoscopy: Preclinical Application to ESD

   132 citations · 2017
3. 3
   Robotic Compensation of Biological Motion to Enhance Surgical Accuracy

   120 citations · 2006
4. 4
   Modeling and Evaluation of Low-Cost Force Sensors

   101 citations · 2011
5. 5
   IN VIVO STUDY OF FORCES DURING NEEDLE INSERTIONS

   101 citations · 2004
6. 6
   Robotic Assistance to Flexible Endoscopy by Physiological-Motion Tracking

   94 citations · 2011
7. 7
   Advancement of Flexible Robot Technologies for Endoluminal Surgeries

   84 citations · 2022
8. 8
   In Vivo Model Estimation and Haptic Characterization of Needle Insertions

   75 citations · 2007
9. 9
   A Patient-Mounted Robotic Platform for CT-Scan Guided Procedures

   74 citations · 2008
10. 10
    Model predictive control for compensation of cyclic organ motions in teleoperated laparoscopic surgery

    68 citations · 2006

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