Guide-Wired Helical Microrobot for Percutaneous Revascularization in Chronic Total Occlusion in-Vivo Validation.

Journal: IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
Published Date: Aug 1, 2021

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: For the revascularization in small vessels such as coronary arteries, we present a guide-wired helical microrobot mimicking the corkscrew motion for mechanical atherectomy that enables autonomous therapeutics and minimizing the radiation exposure to clinicians.

Authors

  • Kim Tien Nguyen
  • Seok-Jae Kim
    Korea Institute of Medical Microrobotics , 43-26 Cheomdangwagi-ro , Buk-gu, Gwangju 61011 , Republic of Korea.
  • Huyn-Ki Min
  • Manh Cuong Hoang
  • Gwangjun Go
    School of Mechanical Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea.
  • Byungjeon Kang
    Center for Micro-BioRobotics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Pontedera, Italy.
  • JaYoung Kim
    1 Department of Rehabilitation medicine, Asan medical center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • Eunpyo Choi
  • Ayoung Hong
  • Jong-Oh Park
    School of Mechanical Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea. Electronic address: jop@jnu.ac.kr.
  • Chang-Sei Kim

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