will allow the doctor to bypass obstacles in the path of the needle in the body
Avi Blizovsky
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Researchers from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Technion have developed a tiny robot that drives a flexible needle through the human body. The innovative development will allow the surgeon to bypass obstacles in the path of the needle to its goal in the body.
"It's about driving a flexible needle," explains doctoral student Daniel Gluzman, who developed the robot under the guidance of Professor Moshe Shoham. "When a doctor wants to take a biopsy, for example, he inserts the needle and pulls out the biopsy. However, the skin, muscles and the patient himself move during the procedure, so it is difficult to bring the needle exactly to its goal. There may also be a blood vessel in the way that needs to be bypassed. Our development will solve these problems."
Professor Shaham adds: "Medicine is going to be much more focused and the demand to reach exactly the goal will only increase. That's why we developed the robot, which works according to a mathematical model and sensors. The robot only holds the base of the needle, and moving the surgeon's hand causes the needle to twist, bypass the obstacle and reach the goal that the doctor set."
This is not the first robot for medical purposes that a professor has developed. He has previously developed a robot that performs back surgeries.
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