Transforming everyday surgery into a painless and scarless experience

Project Information

M.I.L.A.N.O. Robot

Grant agreement ID: 190106476

DOI 10.3030/190106476

EC signature date 28 March 2023

Start date 1 April 2023

End date 30 September 2025

Funded under

• The European Innovation Council (EIC)

Total cost € 4 031 750,60

EU contribution € 2 499 999,00

Coordinated by

VALUEBIOTECH SRL
Italy

Project description

Innovative Surgical Robot for General Surgery

The use of current large robots in surgery presents several challenges, including high costs and limited flexibility. The EIC-funded MILANO Robot project addresses these issues by offering a robotic platform consisting of a camera robot and an assistive robot. These robots can operate independently or collaborate with operative arms as an operative robot configuration. They are compact and easy to transport. Moreover, thanks to disposable tools and a user-friendly configuration, the initial setup can be completed in just 10 minutes. The operative robot is versatile and suitable for various surgical specialties. It features a lens cleaning and smoke evacuation system to ensure clear visibility and safety during procedures. Additionally, it boasts a competitive purchase price and a low cost per procedure.

Objective

M.I.L.A.N.O. Robotic Platform is composed of a Camera Robot and Assistive Robot that can be used independently or combined with operative arms as Operative Robot. Robots are compact and easily portable, thus, there is no need for a dedicated surgical room unlike with current large size robots. The initial set up can be done in only 10 minutes due to the use of single-use tools and easy configuration. The versatility of the Operative Robot to switch between single port (access via one incision in the abdomen) and multiport (access via multiple incisions in the abdomen) surgeries enable to use the same robot for a number of surgical specialties, such as gastrointestinal, gynecology and urology. Incorporated lens cleaning and smoke evacuation system offer a clear vision and increase the safety of surgical procedures. The competitive purchase price and cost per procedure offered to hospitals via convenient purchase plans allow to increase patients’ access to minimally invasive procedures.

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques.

• medical and health sciences › clinical medicine › surgery
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors › optical sensors
• medical and health sciences › clinical medicine › urology
• medical and health sciences › clinical medicine › gynaecology

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Keywords

• minimal invasive surgery
• configurable
• scalable
• flexible
• custom
• modular
• compact
• robotic techniques
• roboscopic techniques
• transportable

Programme(s)

• HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC) Main Programme

Topic(s)

• HORIZON-EIC-2022-ACCELERATOROPEN-01 - EIC Accelerator Open

Call for proposal

HORIZON-EIC-2022-ACCELERATOR-01

Funding Scheme

HORIZON-EIC-ACC-BF - HORIZON EIC Accelerator Blended Finance

Coordinator

VALUEBIOTECH SRL

• Net EU contribution: € 2 499 999,00
• Address: VIA CUSANI 4 ; 20121 Milano ; Italy
• SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes:
  Region
  Nord-Ovest › Lombardia › Milano
• Region: Nord-Ovest › Lombardia › Milano
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: € 4 031 750,60