Robot Assisted Endovascular Intervention: Device Design and Innovation

血管疾病是缺血性心脏病和中风的最常见前兆，而缺血性心脏病和中风是世界范围内导致死亡的两大主要原因。近年来，血管内介入治疗的进展已经改变了患者的生存率和术后生活质量。与开放手术相比，它具有恢复更快，减少全身麻醉，减少失血和显着降低死亡率的优点。然而，血管内介入涉及复杂的预先成形导管的操作，以达到血管系统中的目标区域。一些血管内手术即使对高技能的手术人员来说也是具有挑战性的。机器人辅助血管内介入的使用旨在解决其中的一些困难，并且允许操作员远程控制和操作设备，从而避免暴露于x射线辐射。这项工作的目的是开发一种新的机器人辅助血管内平台，结合新的设备设计和改进的人机控制。它建立在我们与工业界的强大合作伙伴关系的基础上，旨在开发下一代机器人，这些机器人安全，有效，并且可以为普通NHS人群使用。

Vascular disease is the most common precursor to ischaemic heart disease and stroke, which are two of the leading causes of death worldwide. Advances in endovascular intervention in recent years have transformed patient survival rates and post-surgical quality of life. Compared to open surgery, it has the advantages of faster recovery, reduced need for general anaesthesia, reduced blood loss and significantly lower mortality. However, endovascular intervention involves complex manoeuvring of pre-shaped catheters to reach target areas in the vasculature. Some endovascular tasks can be challenging for even highly-skilled operators. The use of robot assisted endovascular intervention aims to address some of these difficulties, with the added benefit of allowing the operator to remotely control and manipulate devices, thus avoiding exposure to X-ray radiation. The purpose of this work is to develop a new robot-assisted endovascular platform, incorporating novel device designs with improved human-robot control. It builds on our strong partnership with industry aiming to develop the next generation robots that are safe, effective, and accessible to general NHS populations.