Descripción del proyecto
Tratamiento robótico de las afecciones de la vasculatura encefálica
La vasculatura encefálica aporta los nutrientes necesarios para el funcionamiento del sistema nervioso central. Las alteraciones por ictus isquémico agudo o aneurisma pueden tener repercusiones perjudiciales en la salud del paciente. El equipo del proyecto STENTBOT, financiado por el Consejo Europeo de Investigación, propone un método robótico para alcanzar zonas distantes del encéfalo y salvar la vida de los pacientes. El STENTBOT es un robot blando magnético e inalámbrico que puede guiarse hasta su posición mediante imagenología y accionamiento magnético externo. El robot administrará fármacos trombolíticos o reparará zonas de aneurismas, lo que ofrecerá un método mínimamente invasivo para tratar problemas de vasculatura encefálica.
Objetivo
Diseases in the brain vasculature, such as acute ischemic stroke, aneurysm and brain tumors, are fatal and require medical devices to treat them with minimal invasion. However, current tethered devices have limited safe access into the distal or tortuous vascular routes, which prevent saving lives of some patients. Therefore, we propose a wireless stent-shaped magnetic soft millirobot, stentbot, which would have the capability of safe access to such routes. Also, the stentbot will be able to be repositioned afterwards without repeating the same procedure fully again if the disease location changes or if the initial position of the device is observed to be not optimal. Such robot concept was originated in the ERC-AdG project of the PI. After reaching its target location safely and precisely under medical imaging and external magnetic actuation guidance, the robot will deliver the tissue plasminogen activator drugs on-demand locally to treat the acute ischemic stroke. Moreover, the robot will be used to treat aneurysms minimally invasively by becoming a flow diverter to regulate flow into the aneurysm sites.
Ámbito científico
- medical and health sciencesclinical medicineangiologyvascular diseases
- medical and health sciencesbasic medicineneurologystroke
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technology
- engineering and technologymedical engineeringdiagnostic imaging
Programa(s)
- HORIZON.1.1 - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme
Régimen de financiación
HORIZON-AG-LS - HORIZON Lump Sum GrantInstitución de acogida
80539 Munchen
Alemania