Flow driven robotic navigation of microengineered endovascular probes.
Détails
ID Serval
serval:BIB_85D24EEB24A5
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Flow driven robotic navigation of microengineered endovascular probes.
Périodique
Nature communications
ISSN
2041-1723 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
2041-1723
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
22/12/2020
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
11
Numéro
1
Pages
6356
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: epublish
Publication Status: epublish
Résumé
Minimally invasive medical procedures, such as endovascular catheterization, have considerably reduced procedure time and associated complications. However, many regions inside the body, such as in the brain vasculature, still remain inaccessible due to the lack of appropriate guidance technologies. Here, experimentally and through numerical simulations, we show that tethered ultra-flexible endovascular microscopic probes can be transported through tortuous vascular networks with minimal external intervention by harnessing hydrokinetic energy. Dynamic steering at bifurcations is performed by deformation of the probe head using magnetic actuation. We developed an endovascular microrobotic toolkit with a cross-sectional area that is orders of magnitude smaller than the smallest catheter currently available. Our technology has the potential to improve state-of-the-art practices as it enhances the reachability, reduces the risk of iatrogenic damage, significantly increases the speed of robot-assisted interventions, and enables the deployment of multiple leads simultaneously through a standard needle injection and saline perfusion.
Mots-clé
Animals, Catheters, Computer Simulation, Ear/blood supply, Ear/surgery, Endovascular Procedures/instrumentation, Equipment Design, Humans, Magnetic Phenomena, Microfluidics, Phantoms, Imaging, Rabbits, Rheology, Robotics, Temperature, Translational Research, Biomedical
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Oui
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21/03/2024 12:00
Dernière modification de la notice
22/03/2024 8:25