When a physician needs to visualize the interior of a patient’s airways for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes, the bronchoscope is the go-to device. However, they can only travel so far into the lungs before the airways become too narrow. A recent Medgadget article discussed a new device that can go the extra distance for deeper lung inspection. The new technology, developed by researchers at the University of Leeds in the UK, is a magnetic “tentacle robot” that can reach deeper into the lungs.
New “Tentacle Robot” > Bronchoscopy for Lung Monitoring
Researchers have developed a segmented tentacle that aims to replace traditional bronchoscopes.
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