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Mechatronics in Medicine

The MIM Lab develops robotic and mechatronics surgical systems for a variety of procedures.

Head of Group

B415C Bessemer Building
South Kensington Campus

+44 (0)20 7594 7046

What we do

The Mechatronics in Medicine Laboratory develops robotic and mechatronics surgical systems for a variety of procedures including neuro, cardiovascular, orthopaedic surgeries, and colonoscopies. Examples include bio-inspired catheters that can navigate along complex paths within the brain (such as EDEN2020), soft robots to explore endoluminal anatomies (such as the colon), and virtual reality solutions to support surgeons during knee replacement surgeries.

Meet the team

Mr Ayhan Aktas
Casual - Student demonstrator - lower rate

Dr Daniel Bautista Salinas
Research Associate

Dr Kaiwen Chen
Research Associate

Mr Zejian Cui
Research Assistant

Mr Connor Daly
Research Postgraduate

Emeritus Professor Brian L Davies FREng
Emeritus Professor

Mr Zhaoyang Jacopo Hu
Research Postgraduate

Dr Hisham M Iqbal
Research Associate

Mr Alex Ranne
Research Postgraduate

Professor Ferdinando M Rodriguez y Baena
Co-Director of Hamlyn Centre, Professor of Medical Robotics

Dr Jialei Shi
Research Associate

Mr Spyridon Souipas
Casual - Other work

Ms Emilia Zari
Research Postgraduate

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Secoli:2022:10.1371/journal.pone.0275686,
author = {Secoli, R and Matheson, E and Pinzi, M and Galvan, S and Donder, A and Watts, T and Riva, M and Zani, DD and Bello, L and Rodriguez, y Baena F},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0275686},
journal = {PLoS One},
title = {Modular robotic platform for precision neurosurgery with a bio-inspired needle: system overview and first in-vivo deployment},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275686},
volume = {17},
year = {2022}
}

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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Over the past 10 years, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has shown significant benefits compared to conventional surgical techniques, with reduced trauma, shorter hospital stays, and shorter patient recovery times. In neurosurgical MIS procedures, inserting a straight tool (e.g. catheter) is common practice in applications ranging from biopsy and laser ablation, to drug delivery and fluid evacuation. How to handle tissue deformation, target migration and access to deep-seated anatomical structures remain an open challenge, affecting both the preoperative planning phase and eventual surgical intervention. Here, we present the first neurosurgical platform in the literature, able to deliver an implantable steerable needle for a range of diagnostic and therapeutic applications, with a short-term focus on localised drug delivery. This work presents the system’s architecture and first in vivo deployment with an optimised surgical workflow designed for pre-clinical trials with the ovine model, which demonstrate appropriate function and safe implantation.
AU  - Secoli,R
AU  - Matheson,E
AU  - Pinzi,M
AU  - Galvan,S
AU  - Donder,A
AU  - Watts,T
AU  - Riva,M
AU  - Zani,DD
AU  - Bello,L
AU  - Rodriguez,y Baena F
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0275686
PY  - 2022///
SN  - 1932-6203
TI  - Modular robotic platform for precision neurosurgery with a bio-inspired needle: system overview and first in-vivo deployment
T2  - PLoS One
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275686
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/112201
VL  - 17
ER  -