| Title |
Fully teleoperated peripheral endovascular interventions with a novel robotic system |
| Authors |
Huistra, Emiel W.M ; Baltrunas, Tomas ; Kidikas, Helmuts ; Torsello, Giovanni Federico ; Stavroulakis, Konstantinos ; Patrone, Lorenzo ; Labunskas, Vaidas ; Dambrauskas, Vilius ; Zeebregts, Clark J ; Krievins, Dainis |
| DOI |
10.1016/j.jcin.2025.12.021 |
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| Is Part of |
JACC: Cardiovascular interventions.. New York : Elsevier. 2026, vol. 19, iss. 8, p. 1039-1041.. ISSN 1936-8798. eISSN 1876-7605 |
| Keywords [eng] |
endovascular robotics ; endovascular therapy ; peripheral artery disease ; radiation exposure ; teleoperation |
| Abstract [eng] |
Endovascular robotic systems have emerged as a potential solution to reduce radiation exposure to medical personnel, enable teleoperation in areas lacking certain interventional expertise within a specific time frame, and possibly enhance procedural precision and stability. 1-4 Despite these advantages, the broader adoption of endovascular robotics has been limited because of challenges such as a lack of compatibility with standard devices, a lack of haptic feedback, a need to place interventional devices manually, and complex user interfaces. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the SENTANTE endovascular robotic system (UAB Inovatyvi Medicina), a nextgeneration robotic system designed to address these limitations, in performing peripheral endovascular procedures. 5 The robotic system consists of a bedside unit that manipulates the endovascular devices in the operating room and a workstation located outside the operating room that controls the bedside unit according to operator input. The robotic system is capable of the fully remote delivery and manipulation of standard catheter-based devices, including wires (0.014, 0.018, and 0.035 inches), sheaths (2-8 F), and the fully remote placement of interventional devices, including balloons, stents, plugs, and coils. The bedside unit can manipulate up to 3 endovascular devices simultaneously, one inside the other (over the wire) (Figure 1A). The remote workstation, which controls the bedside unit, uses conventional endovascular devices as the user interface (Figure 1B). The devices at the workstation are manipulated by the operator and are subsequently replicated by the bedside unit in real time. The bedside unit measures device-vessel resistance within the vessels and provides haptic force feedback through the user interface devices. Because the input devices at the workstation consist of standard endovascular devices that provide haptic feedback, the experience for the operator closely resembles performing the procedure at the bedside. [...]. |
| Published |
New York : Elsevier |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2026 |
| CC license |
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