Surgery of the Future is an interactive experience that highlights research technologies funded by NIBIB that improve surgical procedures. Move through a virtual operating room to learn about technologies including new imaging tools, robotics, biomaterials, and more.
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Featured Research
Robert Webster
Vanderbilt University
Flexible Robot for Pituitary Tumor Removal
Steven Hetts
University of California, San Francisco
MRI-Guided Endovascular Catheter
Jaydev Desai
Georgia Institute of Technology
Minimally Invasive Neurosurgical Intracranial Robot
David Kaplan
Tufts University
Silk Screws
Duncan Maitland, Texas Engineering Experiment Station
Todd Landsman, Shape Memory Therapeutics
Shape Memory Foam for Aneurysms And Vascular Insufficiency
Joachim Kohn
Rutgers University
Biodegradable Stent
Florin Selaru
Johns Hopkins University
Microgrippers for Biopsy
Guillermo Tearney
Massachusetts General Hospital
Capsule Endoscope
Eric Seibel, University of Washington
Thomas D. Wang, University of Michigan
Flexible Endoscope with Fluorescent Capabilities
Quyen Nguyen
University of California, San Diego
Fluorescent Tumor Paint
Daniel Orringer, University of Michigan
Xiaolian Xie, Harvard University
Stimulated Raman Spectroscopy
Cameron Riviere
Carnegie Mellon
Tremor-Reducing Instrument
Clear Guide Medical
Biopsy Guidance
Kullervo Hynynen
Sunnybrook Research Institute
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound to Open The Blood Brain Barrier
Axel Krieger and Peter Kim
Children’s National Health System
Suturing Surgical Robot