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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2012
Cameron N. Riviere, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Nicholas A. Patronik, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Marco A. Zenati, Belmont, MA (US);
George D. Stetten, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Cameron N. Riviere, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Nicholas A. Patronik, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Marco A. Zenati, Belmont, MA (US);
George D. Stetten, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
Rather than trying to immobilize a living, moving organ to place the organ in the fixed frame of reference of a table-mounted robotic device, the present disclosure teaches mounting a robot in the moving frame of reference of the organ. A miniature crawling robotic device can be introduced, in the case of the heart, into the pericardium through a port, attach itself to the epicardial surface, and then, under the direct control of the surgeon, travel to the desired location for treatment. The problem of beating-heart motion is largely avoided by attaching the device directly to the epicardium. The device can be used for other organs and animals.