Design and evaluation of a prototype medical device for robotic and manual percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy

• Yuan Tang,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Manchester Centre for Robotics and AI, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3098-6571

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• Glen Cooper,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

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• Damian Crosby,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Manchester Centre for Robotics and AI, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6879-3460

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• Brendan A. McGrath,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Manchester University Foundation Trust Wythenshawe Hospital Intensive Care Unit, Manchester, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3048-3480

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• Andrew Weightman

  Roles Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: andrew.weightman@manchester.ac.uk

  Affiliations Manchester Centre for Robotics and AI, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7232-4942

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