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MRI-compatible Robot Using Actively Controlled Steerable Needles
­MRI-compatible robot enables teleoperative, image-guided needle insertion and manipulation that can move in a curvilinear path Background Conventional medical imaging modalities such as ultrasound and CT for visualization and tip tracking of needles in needle-based procedures are usually challenging. MRI provides superior visualization and...
Published: 3/26/2024   |   Inventor(s): Bardia Konh, Blayton Padasdao, Samuel Lafreniere
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Category(s): Devices, Healthcare
Low-Cost Liquid Metal Printer
Low-Cost Method for Rapid Prototyping of High Resolution Printed Liquid-Metal Circuits and DevicesCase ID20/0004BackgroundPrinted electronics have been used for a variety of flexible devices and circuits such as sensors, transistors, and electrodes. Many of these printed circuits and devices are implemented using conductive nanoparticle inks which...
Published: 7/28/2020   |   Inventor(s): Kareem Elassy, Aaron Ohta, Wayne Shiroma, Jubeyer Rahman, Anthony Combs, David Garmire
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Category(s): Computing, Devices
Smart Actuator for Medical Device Locating and Positioning
The invention involves the use of advanced materials and actuators to assist in the positioning of medical devices inserted using transcatheter approaches. The actuator device utilizes shape memory components that are able to achieve movements in multiple directions and resume their original shape in response to selective actuation. Attachment of the...
Published: 10/6/2023   |   Inventor(s): Bardia Konh
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Category(s): Devices, Engineering, Healthcare, Materials Science
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