Objectif
INCITE aims to develop intelligent catheter technologies and systems that will accelerate the paradigm shift from costly, burdensome surgical treatments to cost-effective and patient-friendly minimally invasive interventions. It will also enable the creation of new advanced treatments for currently complex surgical procedures. This will allow for more individuals to be treated thereby contributing further to the trend of decreasing death rates and improvement in quality of life. The INCITE project will investigate and develop catheter systems based on intrinsically compact and advanced technologies. This will not only allow new functionality but the combination of functionalities. Most importantly, an intelligent catheter platform will allow these functions to be integrated into small devices that can address a wide range of complex interventions in a cost effective and industrially feasible manner while simultaneously improving the therapeutic outcome for the patient. One key platform technology that will advance catheter systems significantly beyond state-of-the-art is that based on integrated circuits and silicon processing. With microelectronics technology, it will be possible to construct many of the key components in the system, including sensors, imagers, electronics and interconnects. Using this technology, the components can be extremely miniaturized, multiplex-capable, and have natural integration interfaces to each other. To complement the microelectronics, optical sensing and communication technology will be incorporated and the opto-electronic interfaces will be developed. To enable the full range of catheter functionality, steering and tracking will be investigated. New miniaturizable steering mechanisms, employing electrically controlled actuators based on smart materials, will be developed.
Champ scientifique
- social sciencessociologydemographymortality
- medical and health sciencesclinical medicinesurgerysurgical procedures
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
- natural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicsmicroelectronics
- natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrymetalloids
Appel à propositions
ENIAC-2013-1
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Régime de financement
JTI-CP-ENIAC - Joint Technology Initiatives - Collaborative Project (ENIAC)Coordinateur
5656 AG Eindhoven
Pays-Bas
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Participants (22)
2595 DA Den Haag
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5612 AE Eindhoven
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7555 RJ Hengelo Ov
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2628 CN Delft
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3015 GD Rotterdam
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80686 Munchen
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14641 Nauen
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02044 VTT ESPOO
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21420 Lieto
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10117 Berlin
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01510 Vantaa
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FI-01620 Vantaa
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92700 Colombes
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69621 Villeurbanne Cedex
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175 26 Jarvalla
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- Galway
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T12 YN60 Cork
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1111 Budapest
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1085 Budapest
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1117 Budapest
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50006 ZARAGOZA
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41 800 Zabrze
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