Patrick L. Anderson
Papers
9
Total Citations
304
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About
Patrick L. Anderson is a biomedical robotics researcher whose work sits at the intersection of minimally invasive surgery, continuum robotics, and mechanical design. His research addresses one of modern surgery's central challenges: achieving the dexterity of robotic surgical systems without their prohibitive costs. Anderson has made significant contributions to the development of hand-held laparoscopic instruments with wrist-like articulation — purely mechanical tools that rival robotic performance, with his foundational review paper accumulating 89 citations and his comparative study against the da Vinci system demonstrating their clinical viability. Beyond non-robotic instruments, Anderson has pioneered the Continuum Reconfigurable Incisionless Surgical Parallel (CRISP) robot paradigm, a novel class of needle-diameter devices capable of assembling into parallel structures inside the human body. His work spans shape sensing, state estimation, motion planning, and kinematic optimization for these systems. He has also advanced the theoretical foundations of concentric tube robots, producing the first dynamic model for such devices using Cosserat rod theory — a paper that has earned 58 citations since 2020. Collectively, Anderson's research has gathered over 300 citations, reflecting his growing influence in surgical robotics and his commitment to making advanced surgical dexterity more accessible and affordable.
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- 2A Dynamic Model for Concentric Tube Robots58 citations · 2020
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- 4Reconfigurable parallel continuum robots for incisionless surgery31 citations · 2016
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- 7A Hand-Held Non-Robotic Surgical Tool With a Wrist and an Elbow13 citations · 2019
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