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New 3D-printed biopsy robot ‘could aid cancer treatment’
A new 3D-printed biopsy robot has been developed by researchers that could make the treatment of cancer easier and more effective.
Created by a team from the University of Twente, the Stormram 4 robot is made from 3D-printed plastic and is driven by rectilinear and curved air-pressure motors, meaning it can be controlled externally through the use of five-metre-long air pipes.
Its small size allows it to fit inside the narrow tunnel of a magnetic resonance imaging scanner, while its plastic construction means it will not interfere with the scan in the way a metallic device would.
The robot has already won an award during the Surgical Robotic Challenge at the international Hamlyn Symposium in London, and offers a wide range of benefits, including accurate needle control, near-real-time scanning results and a single, thin-needle biopsy to enable quicker and more accurate diagnoses to be made.
As such, it could prove to be a useful new tool for the treatment of cancer without the need for invasive surgical procedures.
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