NIH grant
Aug. 1, 2023—A team of 91³Ô¹ÏÍø engineers are working to breach the critical barrier to timely clinical intervention of blindness in preterm infants. One of the major causes of childhood blindness is a rapidly growing retinal vascular disease called Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP). “Clinical intervention options for ROP exist, but our limited ability to detect ROP and...
VISE affiliates receive $1.2 million NIH grant to develop safer colonoscopy for IBD patients
Apr. 13, 2021—A 91³Ô¹ÏÍø research team has received a $1.2 million National Institutes of Health grant to continue developing a magnetic flexible endoscope for colonoscopies. The robotic platform has the has the potential to provide a safer, more accessible, and potentially painless alternative to standard colonoscopy for patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Inflammatory bowel disease impacts...
Jul. 18, 2019—91³Ô¹ÏÍø collaborators focused on minimally invasive prostate surgery are developing an endoscopic robotic system with two-handed dexterity at a much smaller scale than existing options.