The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $1,816,884 Project Grant (CFDA 93.286 - Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health) to the Children's Research Institute to develop a new image-guided robotic system to improve the precision and reduce X-ray dose in orthopedic surgery for pediatric slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE). The project aims to integrate a low-profile guidance robot with 2D and 3D imaging...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286), is funding research to examine ethical issues in autonomous robotic-assisted surgery (RAS). The $453,143 award to Vanderbilt University, with a sub-award to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, will assess surgeons' and patients' perceptions of ethical concerns in...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $264,016 to Surgical Vision Systems, Inc. to design and develop a novel robotic surgery system for improving microvascular surgical procedures. The project aims to create a semi-autonomous image-guided robotic suturing system that leverages optical coherence tomography imaging, machine learning, and advanced robotics to enhance the accuracy and...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286), provides $1,059,766 to develop a robotic platform for minimally invasive intracardiac tricuspid valve repair. The key objectives are to optimize the robot design for navigation and annuloplasty band deployment, develop magnetic localization and distal force sensing...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286), provides $787,050 to the University of California, San Diego to develop autonomous algorithms for rapid, cost-effective annotation of surgical video data. The key objectives are to: 1) automatically compress lengthy surgical video data to identify informative time segments based...
This Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286) provides $1,418,716 to develop and validate an artificial intelligence (AI) surgical coaching system designed to enhance surgical performance and patient outcomes during urologic endoscopy procedures. The project aims to utilize machine learning algorithms to model real-life...
This $354,066 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support the development of a smart and connected robotic system for comprehensive diagnosis of abnormal tissues in the abdominal cavity. The award will fund research across three main thrusts: 1) integrating a multimodal instrument with balloon-based ultrasound and Raman spectroscopy capabilities to detect, classify, and stage tissue; 2) developing a tendon-driven continuum...
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) awarded a $428,022 Project Grant under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286) to Arizona State University (ASU) to develop a novel bioinspired acellular biomaterial called SEROGRAFT for preventing postoperative abdominal adhesions. The project aims to further engineer SEROGRAFT in a Janus format to enhance its anti-adhesive properties on one side and...
This $4,682,806 federal Project Grant award from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) supports advanced tele-robotic surgery research for combat casualty care. The University of Illinois, the primary awardee, will conduct research to develop innovative surgical techniques and technologies that enable highly precise robotic-assisted surgical resections without risking injury to critical supporting structures. This work aims to...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286), aims to develop the first Kerrison rongeur surgical instrument with an integrated optical sensor capable of detecting dura and nerve roots during spinal surgery. The $1,352,306 award to Briteseed, LLC will fund a 3-year project to design a miniaturized optical subsystem, build a...