![]() Taping the microscope's focuser seems like a good idea, and please let me know if you have any other suggestions about how to make this functional. This cannot be altered because of the placement of the M8 screw holes. And when it is mounted on the stand, it is slightly out of alignment, as the front is closer to the edge of the stand than the back end. ![]() Even the horizontal axis is unstable because the large knob that holds the device to the vertical bar does not grip the device adequately to prevent movement up and down even with a feather touch to the horizontal bar. My issues are entirely centered on the stability of the system and the various areas wherein I get movement where there should be none. I should add that William has adapted the MicroMate to use a Stackshot controller, and I have that system. I don't believe either of you is in the US, so I hope I can find someone who can help me improve the stability. ![]() The outcomes are promising and give us additional confidence to kick off our Center of Excellence program in the next months, which will result in establishing multiple luminary sites for Micromate™ across Europe and the USA”.Thanks very much for both replies, and good to hear that I am not entirely at fault for the inability to align and the various stability issues I believe the device has as shipped. Van Strijen, long-term partners of INS, was an obvious choice for us. Launching a CT-compatible solution to address a broader market was a natural next step after the successful clinical experience with CBCT, CT-Fluoroscopy, and conventional Fluoroscopy. “A cornerstone of our product vision is to support any imaging modality with our robotic solutions. Pedro Costa, Chief Product Officer at Interventional Systems (INS), talks about the importance of this milestone for the company’s next major initiative: One successful spleen biopsy showed the system’s potential to target abdominal structures accurately. When performed freehand, it is not unusual for the needle to skive off the trajectory. The robotic system proved stable in two pelvic bone biopsies with double-oblique approaches. Here, the patient positioning and stabilization system combined with the table-mounted robot proved valuable in achieving such positive outcomes. In all cases, the system’s table-mounted approach and small footprint allowed the robot to be always close and visible to the navigation camera, even inside the gantry, minimizing any potential line of sight issues associated with tracking technologies.įour lung cases were executed successfully, with the team targeting the lesions despite the motion caused by the patient breathing. As a result, radiation exposure was kept to a minimum, protecting both users and patients. Only the very first case required a single needle repositioning. The system reduced the need for multiple scans, with all but the first case requiring two scans: an initial scan and a confirmation scan, in a seamless sequence of image acquisition, trajectory planning, instrument alignment, lesion targeting, and confirmation. Micromate™ supported the planning, navigation, and guidance of the biopsy needle to target lung, spleen, and pelvic bone lesions. More importantly, because the Micromate navigation system is built around robotic usage, this same workflow can be adopted in every IR room. The transition was short, taking only one case to achieve a net robot usage time equivalent to that of the angio suite. Marco translated his learnings into creating a purely interventional workflow for the CT room. Marco van Strijen, completed 7 biopsies in the same week they first used the robotic platform in CT-guided interventions.Īfter achieving exceptional results in robot-guided procedures in the angiography suite, Dr. ![]() The clinical team, led by interventional radiologist Dr. Interventional Systems has announced the successful deployment of the planning and navigation station of its medical robotics platform for percutaneous procedures, Micromate™, at the St. ![]()
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