Microrobotic systems and methods for endovascular interventions

US12318158B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System · US

Inventors

• Amir Jafari · Los Gatos, US
• Miltiadis Alamaniotis · San Antonio, US
• Teja Guda · San Antonio, US
• Dimitrios Miserlis · Omaha, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 12, 2021
• Grant date: Jun 3, 2025
• Expiry date: Feb 12, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06N3/043
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide robotic systems, apparatuses, and methods. One such robotic system comprises a robotic surgical tool; and a steering system configured to steer the robotic surgical tool based on motion angle commands along X and Y axes as the robotic surgical tool moves in an Z axis direction within a tubular passageway. The system further comprises a computing device that executes an artificial intelligence program configured to control the steering system by computing the motion angle commands based on a current position of the robotic surgical tool along planar axes of the tubular passageway and center positions of the passageway along the planar axes. Other systems and methods are disclosed.