University of California

Sachin Patil

Animesh Garg

Ken Goldberg

Stephen McKinley

Jean Pouliot

Susan M L Lim

I-Chow Hsu

Timmy Siauw

J Adam M Cunha

Pieter Abbeel

According to some embodiments of the invention, a surgical robot includes a robot arm having an end effector, the end effector comprising a needle assembly. The surgical robot further includes a robot control system operatively connected to the robot arm, and an end effector control system operatively connected to the end effector. The robot control system provides control signals for operation of the robot arm to move the end effector to selected positions relative to a subject. The end effector control system is configured to provide signals for operation of the end effector to at least one of inject material through the needle assembly to a selected location within the subject's body or extract material through the needle assembly from the selected location within the subject's body.

Precision injector/extractor for robot-assisted minimally-invasive surgery

The present invention offers an alternative for cancer treatment where radiation, thermotherapy, or another therapeutic modality must be delivered to an internal cavity of a subject, for example to treat mouth, anal, cervical, and vaginal cancers. The invention is a new approach that builds on recent results in 3D printing and steerable needle motion planning to create customized implants containing customized curvature-constrained internal channels that fit securely, minimize air gaps, and precisely guide treatment sources through internal printed channels to accurately reach tumors and minimize damage to healthy tissue.

Patient-specific temporary implants for accurately guiding local means of tumor control along patient-specific internal channels to treat cancer

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Berkeley, CA, United States of America

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