by Christoph Elhardt, ETH Zurich Using a magnetic field, the catheter tip can easily be steered in any direction. Credit: Stefan Weis / ETH Zurich Strokes are the world’s second most common cause of both death and long-term disability. One in four adults over the age of 25 will suffer a stroke in their lifetime....
AUGUST 25TH, 2021 CONN HASTINGS A team at University of California San Diego invented a way to make steerable catheters that can more precisely navigate the tortuous architecture of the brain vasculature. The device was bioinspired by delicate structures found in nature, including flagella and insect legs, and uses principles from soft robotics to create a...
By Nick Lavars August 19, 2021 Graphic of a newly developed steerable catheter depositing platinum coils to treat an aneurysm UC San Diego With its extremely narrow and delicate blood vessels, the brain poses a unique challenge for surgeons trying to get at its various nooks and crannies, and there are limitations to what current...
