Origami robots, systems, and methods of treatment
AssigneesMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Children's Medical Center Corporation
InventorsDaniela Rus, Shuhei Miyashita, Dana Damian
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Abstract
Origami robots, and associated systems, methods of treatment, and methods of manufacture are provided. A system includes an origami robot encapsulated for ingestion by a patient, such as in a biocompatible material that is dissolvable or meltable within the gastrointestinal tract. A method of treatment includes delivering an origami robot in a folded position into a gastrointestinal tract of a patient, causing the origami robot to unfold within the gastrointestinal tract, and directing the origami robot to a site requiring treatment in the gastrointestinal tract.
Claims27
A method of treatment, comprising:
- delivering an origami robot in a folded position into a gastrointestinal tract of a patient;
- causing the origami robot to unfold within the gastrointestinal tract;
- and
- directing the origami robot to a site requiring treatment in the gastrointestinal tract.
A system for medical treatment, comprising an origami robot encapsulated for ingestion by a patient.
A method of preparing an origami robot for use in the gastrointestinal tract, comprising:
- encapsulating the origami robot with a material configured to (i) permit the origami robot to be swallowed by a patient, and (ii) release the origami robot from the encapsulating material in the stomach of the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.