Papers
17
Total Citations
482
H-Index
10
About
Takeyoshi Ota is a pioneering biomedical engineer and surgeon-scientist whose research sits at the intersection of robotic systems, minimally invasive surgery, and cardiac intervention. His work has centered on developing innovative robotic technologies that enable surgeons to access and treat the heart through small, percutaneous approaches — dramatically reducing the trauma associated with traditional open-heart procedures. Ota is perhaps best known for two landmark innovations: the Highly Articulated Robotic Probe (HARP), a snake-like surgical instrument capable of navigating confined anatomical spaces without disturbing surrounding tissues, and HeartLander, a miniature mobile robot that crawls across the beating heart's epicardial surface via a subxiphoid approach. Together, these systems have redefined what is surgically possible for procedures such as epicardial ablation for atrial fibrillation and targeted cardiac injections — all without stopping the heart or deflating the lungs. His most cited work, "A Highly Articulated Robotic Surgical System for Minimally Invasive Surgery" (2009), has garnered 115 citations, with his broader portfolio accumulating over 400 citations across ten highly focused publications. Ota's contributions have provided both the conceptual foundation and practical engineering solutions that continue to inspire the next generation of robotic cardiac surgery research.
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Top Papers
- 1A Highly Articulated Robotic Surgical System for Minimally Invasive Surgery115 citations · 2009
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- 3A Miniature Mobile Robot for Navigation and Positioning on the Beating Heart61 citations · 2009
- 4Highly articulated robotic probe for minimally invasive surgery52 citations · 2008
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- 6A novel highly articulated robotic surgical system for epicardial ablation28 citations · 2008
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- 8Epicardial Left Ventricular Mapping Using Subxiphoid Video Pericardioscopy24 citations · 2007
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