Martina Finocchiaro

Martina Finocchiaro
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya | UPC · ETSEIB - School of Industrial Engineering of Barcelona

Master of Science
Marie Skłodowska-Curie PhD Scholar in Bio-Robotics - Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna

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Additional affiliations
November 2018 - October 2019
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Position
  • Research Assistant
Description
  • Research project in collaboration with the CNR of Palermo, on the electromechanical design, and fabrication, of an ingestible micro-robotic capsule, for the collection of intestinal microbiota samples. Responsible for: - Design of the endoscopic capsule, including a magnetic system of actuation, supported by the implementation of magnetic analytical models, and the performance of Finite Element Analysis. - Prototype fabrication and laboratory testing - Project coordination including intern stud
November 2017 - July 2018
Harvard University
Position
  • Research Intern
Description
  • Master thesis project on design, fabrication and in-vivo testing of an implantable robotic device for tissue regeneration. Responsable for: - Definition of clinical needs, translating them into specifications for a medical device - Electromechanical design and fabrication of a related prototype - Design and application of test methods for ex-vivo implant evaluation - Management of the in-vivo study for testing the device using large animals - Collection and analysis of experimental data
Education
September 2015 - July 2018
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Field of study
  • Bionics Engineering
September 2013 - July 2021
Politecnico di Milano
Field of study
  • Biomedical Engineering

Publications

Publications (13)
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Unlabelled: The Human Machine Interface (HMI) of intraluminal robots has a crucial impact on the clinician's performance. It increases or decreases the difficulty of the tasks, and is connected to the users' physical and mental stress. Objective: This paper presents a framework to compare and evaluate different HMIs for robotic colonoscopy, with...
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Simulators for gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy offer the opportunity to train and assess clinician skills in a low-risk environment. Physical simulators can enable direct instrument-to-organ interactions not provided by virtual platforms. However, they present scarce visual realism and limited variability in their anatomical conditions. Herein, we...
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Flexible endoscopes for colonoscopy present several limitations due to their inherent complexity, resulting in patient discomfort and lack of intuitiveness for clinicians. Robotic devices together with autonomous control represent a viable solution to reduce the workload of endoscopists and the training time while improving the overall procedure ou...
Conference Paper
Over the years, the continuous development of intraluminal procedures resulted in strong benefits for the patients, i.e., reduced blood loss, lower risks of infections, diminished scaring impact and quicker recovery time [1]. However, these improvements imposed high mental and physical stress to the clinicians [2], [3]. In this context, the introdu...
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Bionic implants offer the potential to augment human performance and to assist the body in recovering functions lost to disease. While some may be permanently implanted, others provide temporary support. The challenge for the second case is how to remove the device from the body once its task is complete without forcing the patient to undergo a sec...
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Screening of the gastrointestinal tract is imperative for the detection and treatment of physiological and pathological disorders in humans. Ingestible devices (e.g., magnetic capsule endoscopes) represent an alternative to conventional flexible endoscopy for reducing the invasiveness of the procedure and the related patient's discomforts. However,...
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Minimally invasive wireless devices, allowing the sampling of gut's bacteria, are needed for a longitudinal understanding of the role of the microbiota on the human health. Herein, we present a novel magnetic actuation system fitting inside a 11.5 x 30.5 mm wireless ingestible capsule. Lacking any electronic components, the capsule robot is designe...
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Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is the gold standard in the detection and treatment of early and advanced GI cancers. However, conventional endoscopic techniques are technically demanding and require visual-spatial skills and significant hands-on experience. GI endoscopy simulators represent a valid solution to allow doctors to practice in a pre-cl...

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