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Giuliano Giacoppo

M.Sc.

Research assistant
Institut für Medizingerätetechnik

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G. Giacoppo and L. Krenkel, “Development of an isolated heart as physiological blood pump for hematological investigations in artificial lungs,” presented at the 25th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Vienna, Austria, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://esbiomech.org/conference/archive/2019vienna/Contribution_791.pdf
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@conference{giacoppo, author = {Giacoppo, Giuliano and Krenkel, Lars}, eventdate = {July 7-10}, eventtitle = {25th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics}, organization = {European Society of Biomechanics}, publisher = {25th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics}, title = {Development of an isolated heart as physiological blood pump for hematological investigations in artificial lungs }, url = {https://esbiomech.org/conference/archive/2019vienna/Contribution_791.pdf}, venue = {Vienna, Austria}, year = 2019 }
G. A. Giacoppo, L. Schunter, and P. P. Pott, “Impact of the fiber cutting angle on fiber optic proximity sensors in endoscopy,” Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, vol. 8, no. 2, Art. no. 2, 2022, doi: doi:10.1515/cdbme-2022-1011.
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@article{GiacoppoSchunterPott+2022+37+40, author = {Giacoppo, Giuliano A. and Schunter, Lena and Pott, Peter P.}, doi = {doi:10.1515/cdbme-2022-1011}, journal = {Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering}, number = 2, pages = {37--40}, title = {Impact of the fiber cutting angle on fiber optic proximity sensors in endoscopy}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2022-1011}, volume = 8, year = 2022 }
M. B. Schäfer, M. Waltner, G. A. Giacoppo, and P. P. Pott, “Steerable Flexible Laparoscope to Facilitate Camera Guidance During Minimally Invasive Procedures,” Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, vol. 8, no. 2, Art. no. 2, 2022, doi: doi:10.1515/cdbme-2022-1016.
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In conventional laparoscopy, the field of view of the surgeon is limited. Angled laparoscopes enable the observation of surrounding structures, however, to change the viewing perspective on a specific object, permanent repositioning and rotation of the shaft is required. In this paper, a demonstrator of a steerable flexible laparoscope is presented, enabling the user to intuitively adjust the perspective onto an object by means of a single control element. The laparoscope provides a viewing angle of ± 50° at 50 mm working distance. In first tests, the presented laparoscope showed advantages regarding intuitiveness of the control, easier handling, and improved depth perception.
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@article{SchäferWaltnerGiacoppoPott+2022+57+60, abstract = {In conventional laparoscopy, the field of view of the surgeon is limited. Angled laparoscopes enable the observation of surrounding structures, however, to change the viewing perspective on a specific object, permanent repositioning and rotation of the shaft is required. In this paper, a demonstrator of a steerable flexible laparoscope is presented, enabling the user to intuitively adjust the perspective onto an object by means of a single control element. The laparoscope provides a viewing angle of ± 50° at 50 mm working distance. In first tests, the presented laparoscope showed advantages regarding intuitiveness of the control, easier handling, and improved depth perception.}, author = {Schäfer, Max B. and Waltner, Madeleine and Giacoppo, Giuliano A. and Pott, Peter P.}, doi = {doi:10.1515/cdbme-2022-1016}, journal = {Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering}, number = 2, pages = {57--60}, title = {Steerable Flexible Laparoscope to Facilitate Camera Guidance During Minimally Invasive Procedures}, url = {https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/cdbme-2022-1016/html}, volume = 8, year = 2022 }
M. B. Schäfer, J. G. Meiringer, J. Nawratil, L. Worbs, G. A. Giacoppo, and P. P. Pott, “Estimating Gripping Forces During Robot- Assisted Surgery Based on Motor Current,” Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, vol. 8, no. 1, Art. no. 1, 2022, doi: doi:10.1515/cdbme-2022-0027.
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Accurate measurement of interaction forces during robot-assisted surgery requires compact force sensing modalities in the surgical tools, thus might add considerable cost to the setup. Measuring the motor current to estimate gripping forces, is an advantageous approach since no expensive force sensor is needed. In this paper, a mechanical interface is presented, which allows actuating conventional articulated instruments for robot-assisted surgery. The interface features the estimation of static gripping forces at the instrument’s tip based on the motor current. The evaluation shows reproducible results, and the current-based approach seems to be a cost-efficient way to estimate gripping forces.
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@article{SchäferMeiringerNawratilWorbsGiacoppoPott+2022+105+108, abstract = {Accurate measurement of interaction forces during robot-assisted surgery requires compact force sensing modalities in the surgical tools, thus might add considerable cost to the setup. Measuring the motor current to estimate gripping forces, is an advantageous approach since no expensive force sensor is needed. In this paper, a mechanical interface is presented, which allows actuating conventional articulated instruments for robot-assisted surgery. The interface features the estimation of static gripping forces at the instrument’s tip based on the motor current. The evaluation shows reproducible results, and the current-based approach seems to be a cost-efficient way to estimate gripping forces.}, author = {Schäfer, Max B. and Meiringer, Johannes G. and Nawratil, Julia and Worbs, Lukas and Giacoppo, Giuliano A. and Pott, Peter P.}, doi = {doi:10.1515/cdbme-2022-0027}, journal = {Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering}, number = 1, pages = {105--108}, title = {Estimating Gripping Forces During Robot- Assisted Surgery Based on Motor Current}, url = {https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/cdbme-2022-0027/html}, volume = 8, year = 2022 }
G. A. Giacoppo, A. L. Bachmann, and P. P. Pott, “Antagonistic twisted string actuation for disposable flexible medical robots,” presented at the IKMT 2022, Linz, Austria, 2022.
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@inproceedings{giacoppo2022antagonistic, author = {Giacoppo, Giuliano A. and Bachmann, Ada L. and Pott, Peter P.}, eventdate = {14.-15.09.2022}, eventtitle = {IKMT 2022}, title = {Antagonistic twisted string actuation for disposable flexible medical robots}, venue = {Linz, Austria}, year = 2022 }
G. A. Giacoppo, M. B. Schäfer, and P. P. Pott, “Endurance Test Rig for Twisted String Actuators,” presented at the IKMT 2022, Linz, Austria, 2022.
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@inproceedings{giacoppo2022endurance, author = {Giacoppo, Giuliano A. and Schäfer, Max B. and Pott, Peter P.}, eventdate = {14.-15.09.2022}, eventtitle = {IKMT 2022}, title = {Endurance Test Rig for Twisted String Actuators}, venue = {Linz, Austria}, year = 2022 }
G. A. Giacoppo, A. L. Bachmann, and P. P. Pott, “A simple and powerful instrument for robotic flexible endoscopy,” in Proceedings of The 14th Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics 2022, London, 2022, pp. 13–14. doi: 10.31256/hsmr2022.7.
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@inproceedings{Giacoppo_2022, author = {Giacoppo, Giuliano A and Bachmann, Ada L and Pott, Peter P}, booktitle = {Proceedings of The 14th Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics 2022}, doi = {10.31256/hsmr2022.7}, eventdate = {26 - 29th June 2022}, eventtitle = {The Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics}, pages = {13-14}, title = {A simple and powerful instrument for robotic flexible endoscopy}, url = {https://doi.org/10.31256%2Fhsmr2022.7}, venue = {London}, year = 2022 }
J. Mayer, M. B. Schäfer, J. Liu, G. A. Giacoppo, T. Markert, S. Matich, P. Brunner, and P. P. Pott, “Hand-Held Device for Force Estimation during Tool-Tissue Interaction,” presented at the ACTUATOR22, Mannheim, Jun. 2022.
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When manipulating tissue during medical interventions, high-accuracy movements are important to avoid injuries. However, feedback is limited and it is hard to establish control loops to ensure correct movements. We propose the use of a novel highly compact 6-axis force / torque sensor (Ø 10.5 mm x 11.0 mm) within a hand piece to determine low forces and torques during various small-scale procedures including gentle tool-tissue interaction. For a first validation of the system, different venepuncture cannulas were connected to the sensor top and driven into skinned fruits (toma-toes and grapes) as well as into a silicone block. During insertion of the needle tips, maximum forces of 74 – 158 mN (tomato) and 51 - 161 mN (grape) were recorded, and steadily increasing forces in the range of 0 – 250 mN when insert-ing needles 7.5 mm into silicone. For a 0.99 g screw nut (9.73 mN), the measured gravitational force was 10.6 ± 1.5 mN during ten measurement sets. During the insertion, needle torques of up to 9.5 mNm were observed. Different cutting phases were seen similar to the phases during needle penetration testing. We conclude that the compact measurement setup used is suitable to measure the low forces and torques occurring when cutting soft, aqueous human tissues with or without skin-like layers.
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@inproceedings{mayer2022handheld, abstract = {When manipulating tissue during medical interventions, high-accuracy movements are important to avoid injuries. However, feedback is limited and it is hard to establish control loops to ensure correct movements. We propose the use of a novel highly compact 6-axis force / torque sensor (Ø 10.5 mm x 11.0 mm) within a hand piece to determine low forces and torques during various small-scale procedures including gentle tool-tissue interaction. For a first validation of the system, different venepuncture cannulas were connected to the sensor top and driven into skinned fruits (toma-toes and grapes) as well as into a silicone block. During insertion of the needle tips, maximum forces of 74 – 158 mN (tomato) and 51 - 161 mN (grape) were recorded, and steadily increasing forces in the range of 0 – 250 mN when insert-ing needles 7.5 mm into silicone. For a 0.99 g screw nut (9.73 mN), the measured gravitational force was 10.6 ± 1.5 mN during ten measurement sets. During the insertion, needle torques of up to 9.5 mNm were observed. Different cutting phases were seen similar to the phases during needle penetration testing. We conclude that the compact measurement setup used is suitable to measure the low forces and torques occurring when cutting soft, aqueous human tissues with or without skin-like layers.}, author = {Mayer, Juliane and Schäfer, Max B. and Liu, Jan and Giacoppo, Giuliano A. and Markert, Timo and Matich, Sebastian and Brunner, Pascal and Pott, Peter P.}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the ACTUATOR22}, eventdate = {29.-30.06.2022}, eventtitle = {ACTUATOR22}, month = {06}, title = {Hand-Held Device for Force Estimation during Tool-Tissue Interaction}, venue = {Mannheim}, year = 2022 }
G. Giacoppo, A. Tzellou, J. Kim, H. Kim, D.-S. Kwon, K. Stewart, and P. Pott, “An optical colon contour tracking system for robot-aided colonoscopy Localization of a balloon in an image using Hough-Transformation,” 2021. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-33198-6_17.
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@inproceedings{giacoppo2021optical, author = {Giacoppo, G and Tzellou, A and Kim, J and Kim, H and Kwon, D-S and Stewart, KW and Pott, PP}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-658-33198-6_17}, journal = {Workshop Bildverarbeitung für die Medizin, 7.-9.3.2021 OTH Regensburg}, title = {An optical colon contour tracking system for robot-aided colonoscopy Localization of a balloon in an image using Hough-Transformation}, year = 2021 }
A. L. Bachmann, G. A. Giacoppo, and P. P. Pott, “Work space analysis of a new instrument for Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES),” Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, vol. 8, no. 2, Art. no. 2, 2022, doi: doi:10.1515/cdbme-2022-1077.
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@article{BachmannGiacoppoPott+2022+301+304, author = {Bachmann, Ada L. and Giacoppo, Giuliano A. and Pott, Peter P.}, doi = {doi:10.1515/cdbme-2022-1077}, journal = {Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering}, number = 2, pages = {301--304}, title = {Work space analysis of a new instrument for Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES)}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2022-1077}, volume = 8, year = 2022 }
D. Schlesiger, G. Giacoppo, M. B. Schäfer, and P. P. Pott, “Twisted string actuation with position feedback for robotic endoscopy,” Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 2021, doi: https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2021-2087.
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A twisted string actuator (TSA) is a small, strong, lightweight, and low-cost gear, transforming rotation into a linear pulling movement. The TSA consists of two or more strings that are twisted along their common longitudinal axis. The helix formed in this process becomes shorter the further the bundle is twisted. A possible application is a tendon-based endoscopic robot. To control the movement of the endoscope, a precise contraction of the tendon is necessary. Since the strings of the TSA show an elastic behaviour, position feedback is needed to determine the exact movement of the TSA. In this paper, a TSA with a closed-loop position control by a low-cost displacement sensor is presented.
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@article{schlesiger2021twisted, abstract = {A twisted string actuator (TSA) is a small, strong, lightweight, and low-cost gear, transforming rotation into a linear pulling movement. The TSA consists of two or more strings that are twisted along their common longitudinal axis. The helix formed in this process becomes shorter the further the bundle is twisted. A possible application is a tendon-based endoscopic robot. To control the movement of the endoscope, a precise contraction of the tendon is necessary. Since the strings of the TSA show an elastic behaviour, position feedback is needed to determine the exact movement of the TSA. In this paper, a TSA with a closed-loop position control by a low-cost displacement sensor is presented.}, author = {Schlesiger, Davina and Giacoppo, Giuliano and Schäfer, Max B. and Pott, Peter P.}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2021-2087}, journal = {Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering}, publisher = {De Gruyter}, title = {Twisted string actuation with position feedback for robotic endoscopy}, year = 2021 }
G. Giacoppo, R. Mammel, and P. P. Pott, “Finding the curved pathway of the large intestine for robot-aided colonoscopy,” Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 2021, doi: https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2021-2055.
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To assist the insertion of a robot-aided endoscope during colonoscopy, a measuring system is required so that the endoscope tip can align automatically and thus find the curved pathway of the large intestine. To achieve this, a self-expanding nitinol wire basket is used to sense the contour of the intestine. As the wire basket touches the wall, it is deflected towards the center of the intestine. The relative position of the wire basket within the camera image is captured, which describes the desired direction to follow the organ. To identify the wire basket in the image, the original RGB image stream is converted into the HSV (hue, saturation, value) color space. Thus, a binary image can be created, in which only the neon-green color portion of the wire basket is visible as a cross. The Hough Transformation is used to search for straight lines in the binary image. Once two lines are found, the intersection point can be calculated and thus its position in the image. The evaluation of the execution time of the algorithm on a live stream was 45 ± 31 ms on average. The algorithm robustly recognizes the wire basket even if it was not visible to the human eye in the original RGB image due to deficient lighting.
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@article{giacoppo2021finding, abstract = {To assist the insertion of a robot-aided endoscope during colonoscopy, a measuring system is required so that the endoscope tip can align automatically and thus find the curved pathway of the large intestine. To achieve this, a self-expanding nitinol wire basket is used to sense the contour of the intestine. As the wire basket touches the wall, it is deflected towards the center of the intestine. The relative position of the wire basket within the camera image is captured, which describes the desired direction to follow the organ. To identify the wire basket in the image, the original RGB image stream is converted into the HSV (hue, saturation, value) color space. Thus, a binary image can be created, in which only the neon-green color portion of the wire basket is visible as a cross. The Hough Transformation is used to search for straight lines in the binary image. Once two lines are found, the intersection point can be calculated and thus its position in the image. The evaluation of the execution time of the algorithm on a live stream was 45 ± 31 ms on average. The algorithm robustly recognizes the wire basket even if it was not visible to the human eye in the original RGB image due to deficient lighting.}, author = {Giacoppo, Giuliano and Mammel, Rebecca and Pott, Peter P.}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2021-2055}, journal = {Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering}, publisher = {De Gruyter}, title = {Finding the curved pathway of the large intestine for robot-aided colonoscopy}, year = 2021 }
G. A. Giacoppo, J. Mayer, J. Hartmann, A. L. Bachmann, and P. P. Pott, “Actively shielded capacitive proximity sensor for endoscopy,” Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, vol. 9, no. 1, Art. no. 1, 2023, doi: doi:10.1515/cdbme-2023-1024.
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@article{GiacoppoMayerHartmannBachmannPott+2023+93+96, author = {Giacoppo, Giuliano A. and Mayer, Juliane and Hartmann, Julien and Bachmann, Ada L. and Pott, Peter P.}, doi = {doi:10.1515/cdbme-2023-1024}, journal = {Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering}, number = 1, pages = {93--96}, title = {Actively shielded capacitive proximity sensor for endoscopy}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2023-1024}, volume = 9, year = 2023 }
G. A. Giacoppo, J. Meiringer, M. B. Schäfer, J. Mayer, M. da Silva, L. Finke, and P. P. Pott, “Influence of a fixed twisting zone on Twisted String Actuation,” presented at the ACTUATOR22, Mannheim, 2022.
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@inproceedings{giacoppo2022influence, author = {Giacoppo, Giuliano A and Meiringer, Johannes and Schäfer, Max B and Mayer, Juliane and da Silva, Michael and Finke, Lars and Pott, Peter P}, booktitle = {ACTUATOR22}, eventdate = {29.-30.06.2022}, eventtitle = {ACTUATOR22}, title = {Influence of a fixed twisting zone on Twisted String Actuation}, venue = {Mannheim}, year = 2022 }

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Konstruktion in der Medizingerätetechnik

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Vita

2019 – Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut für Medizingerätetechnik, Universität Stuttgart

2019 – M.Sc. Applied Research in Engineering Science, OTH Regensburg

Development of an isolated heart as physiological blood pump for hematological investigations in artificial lungs

2017 – B.Sc. Biomedical Engineering, OTH Regensburg

Development of a Sine Pump and analyzing the hemolysis during the pumping process

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Hannah Steiner (BA0161); Entwicklung eines Eingabegeräts für die robotergestützte flexible Endoskopie

Giuseppe Mazzone (MA0159); Entwicklung einer robotischen Aktuierungseinheit für konventionelle flexible Endoskope

Ada Bachmann (BA0154); Aufbau und Validierung eines motorisierten flexiblen Geweberetraktors

Michael da Silva (BA0147); Konzeption und Aufbau eines kompakten, leichten Twisted String Antriebs für die flexible Endoskopie

Dominik Schröck (MA0136); Aufbau eines robotergestützten flexiblen Endoskops und Entwicklung einer Steuereinheit

Max Mischer (SA0128); Entwicklung eines modularen Prüfstandes zur Seilkraftmessung in geschlossenen Kraftsystemen für die robotergestützte Endoskopie.Betreuer: Giuliano Giacoppo. Institut für Medizingerätetechnik, Universität Stuttgart 2021.

Lena Schunter (SA0122); Entwicklung eines faser-optischen Näherungssensors für die minimalinvasive Anwendung. Betreuer: Giuliano Giacoppo. Institut für Medizingerätetechnik, Universität Stuttgart 2021.

Rebecca Mammel (SA0110); Entwicklung einer automatischen Konturverfolgung des Dickdarms für einen neuartigen Medizinroboter. Betreuer: Giuliano Giacoppo. Institut für Medizingerätetechnik, Universität Stuttgart 2021.

Davina Schlesiger (MA0096); Entwicklung eines TSA-Moduls mit EtherCAT-Kommunikation. Betreuer: Giuliano Giacoppo. Institut für Medizingerätetechnik, Universität Stuttgart 2020.

Lena Lachenmaier (SA0094); Biomedizinische Gewebecharakterisierung porziner Weichgewebe. Betreuer: Giuliano Giacoppo, Jan Liu. Institut für Medizingerätetechnik, Universität Stuttgart 2020.

Anna Tzellou (BA0089); Entwicklung eines visuellen Ortungssystems zur Konturverfolgung mit einem Ballonkatheter für die robotergestützte Koloskopie. Betreuer: Giuliano Giacoppo. Institut für Medizingerätetechnik, Universität Stuttgart 2020.

Thilo Mayer (BA0085); Entwicklung eines optischen Systems zur Distanzmessung in der flexiblen Endoskopie. Betreuer: Giuliano Giacoppo. Institut für Medizingerätetechnik, Universität Stuttgart 2020.

Mahmoud Saad (SA0081); Entwicklung eines Abstandssensor für die Endoskopie. Betreuer: Giuliano Giacoppo. Institut für Medizingerätetechnik, Universität Stuttgart 2020.

Zhong Yueyang (MA0076); Entwicklung eines modularen Retraktorarms mit Twisted String Aktoren für die flexible Endoskopie. Betreuer: Giuliano Giacoppo. Institut für Medizingerätetechnik, Universität Stuttgart 2020.

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