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Scientists use robots to guide brain implants

Scientists use robots to guide brain implants

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Marc Arginteanu
Dec 08, 2022
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Treatment of some neurological maladies requires doctors to guide needles, catheters or coils into the brain. Currently, computer guidance is used, but the doctors insert the devices freehand.

In 2022, British scientists devised a modular robot, which controls the entire procedure, from A to Z. The researchers implanted a steerable needle into a sheep’s …

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