3D-printed Robot Aims to Fight Cancer | By Daryle Lockhart | inTech @Pharmative
Medical robots are sure to become a part of standard procedure in hospitals in the near future.
The Stormram 4, the world's smallest and most accurate 3D-printed biopsy robot, is made from 3D-printed plastic and is driven by air pressure. The advantage of plastic is that the robot can be used in an MRI scanner.
Carrying out a biopsy (removing a piece of tissue) during a breast cancer scan in an MRI significantly increases accuracy. The robot won an award during the Surgical Robotic Challenge at the international Hamlyn Symposium in London: one of the world's most important events in the field of robotic surgery. The Stormram 4 is a stimulus for the entire diagnostic phase of breast cancer; the accurate needle control, effectively real-time MRI scanning and a single, thin-needle biopsy enable quicker and more accurate diagnoses to be made.
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Medical robots are sure to become a part of standard procedure in hospitals in the near future.
The Stormram 4, the world's smallest and most accurate 3D-printed biopsy robot, is made from 3D-printed plastic and is driven by air pressure. The advantage of plastic is that the robot can be used in an MRI scanner.
Carrying out a biopsy (removing a piece of tissue) during a breast cancer scan in an MRI significantly increases accuracy. The robot won an award during the Surgical Robotic Challenge at the international Hamlyn Symposium in London: one of the world's most important events in the field of robotic surgery. The Stormram 4 is a stimulus for the entire diagnostic phase of breast cancer; the accurate needle control, effectively real-time MRI scanning and a single, thin-needle biopsy enable quicker and more accurate diagnoses to be made.
TAGS: #3D-PrintedRobot #StormRam4 #SurgicalRobotBiopsy #FightCancer #inTech @PHARMATIVE
Very cool
Science!