Open AccessMinimally Invasive Epicardial Injections Using a Novel Semiautonomous Robotic Device
Author(s) -
Takeyoshi Ota,
Nicholas A. Patronik,
David Schwartzman,
Cameron N. Riviere,
Marco A. Zenati
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.107.756049
Subject(s) - ventricle , joystick , medicine , biomedical engineering , pericardium , target acquisition , computer science , simulation , artificial intelligence , surgery , cardiology
We have developed a novel miniature robotic device (HeartLander) that can navigate on the surface of the beating heart through a subxiphoid approach. This study investigates the ability of HeartLander to perform in vivo semiautonomous epicardial injections on the beating heart.
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