Micro-robot coupled to catheter
AssigneeDaegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology
InventorsHong Soo CHOI, Sang Hun JEON, Jeong Hun LEE, Seung Min LEE, Sang Won KIM
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Abstract
Provided is a micro-robot which is integratedly or detachably coupled to one end of a catheter or a guidewire for performing a medical operation using the catheter. Steering and drilling are independently performed by using a catheter thinner in thickness than a related art catheter. The a micro-robot is smoothly inserted into a lesion part and removes a risk of injury and infection in an opening operation through precise steering.
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A micro-robot coupled to a catheter or a guidewire, characterized in that the micro-robot is coupled to one end of a catheter or a guidewire to perform a steering function or a drilling function on a lesion part by using a magnetic field.
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