Title :
A disposable MEMS-based micro-biopsy catheter for the minimally invasive tissue sampling
Author :
Park, Sunkil ; Lee, Ahra ; Jeong, Myoung-Jun ; Choi, HyunMin ; Song, Si Young ; Bang, Seung Min ; Paik, Seung-Joon ; Lim, Jung-Min ; Jeon, Doyoung ; Lee, Seung Ki ; Chu, Chong Nam ; Cho, Dongil
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Seoul Nat. Univ., South Korea
Abstract :
This paper presents a novel minimally invasive MEMS (micro-electromechanical system)-based micro-biopsy catheter for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal tissue samples. Conventional macro-scale biopsy tools such as biopsy forceps often cause a significant discomfort, infectious risk, and injury to the patients. In this study, a disposable micro-scale biopsy tool is proposed for the first time and MEMS technology is implemented for the fabrication process. Micro-biopsy catheter successfully extracts tissue samples from the small intestines of the anesthetized rabbit and pig. The proposed micro biopsy catheter is found to be useful in minimally invasive diagnosis.
Keywords :
biological tissues; catheters; endoscopes; grippers; medical robotics; micromanipulators; microrobots; patient diagnosis; MEMS fabrication; disposable MEMS-based microbiopsy catheter; gastrointestinal tissue sample diagnosis; microelectromechanical system; minimally invasive tissue sampling; tissue sample extraction; Biopsy; Catheters; Fabrication; Gastrointestinal tract; Injuries; Intestines; Micromechanical devices; Minimally invasive surgery; Rabbits; Sampling methods; catheter; micro biopsy; minimally invasive diagnosis; tissue sampling;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2005. (IROS 2005). 2005 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8912-3
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.2005.1545439
