Minimally Invasive Epicardial Injections Using a Novel Semiautonomous Robotic Device

Minimally invasive epicardial injections using a novel semiautonomous robotic device.

BACKGROUND We have developed a novel miniature robotic device (HeartLander) that can navigate on the surface of the beating heart through a subxiphoid approach. This study investigates the ability of HeartLander to perform in vivo semiautonomous epicardial injections on the beating heart. METHODS AND RESULTS The inchworm-like locomotion of HeartLander is generated using vacuum pressure for pr...

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