HYDRATION-BASED SHAPE MEMORY ADHESIVE MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING

    公开(公告)号:US20220259463A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-18

    申请号:US17666642

    申请日:2022-02-08

    Abstract: A dry shape memory adhesive material for adhering a target surface in the presence of fluid and for providing tunable mechanical contraction of an adhered surface. The dry shape memory adhesive material is pre-stretched and dried to provide an adhesive structure that implements a hydration-based shape memory mechanism to achieve both uniaxial and biaxial contractions of the adhered surface. According to preferred embodiments, the shape memory adhesive material includes a combination of one or more hydrophilic polymers or copolymers, one or more amine coupling group, and one or more cross linkers.

    BIOADHESIVE MATERIALS AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE METHODS FOR ADHERING TISSUES WITH BIOADHESIVE MATERIALS

    公开(公告)号:US20220110619A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-14

    申请号:US17497497

    申请日:2021-10-08

    Abstract: Bioadhesive materials and methods for adhering biological tissues and blood vessels in a minimally invasive manner, wherein the bioadhesive materials are in folded bioadhesive sleeve configurations or in injectable bioadhesive forms adapted for delivery using minimally invasive procedures. The folded bioadhesive sleeve is disposed on the distal portions of a variety of minimally invasive devices for insertion to a target tissue site, then deployed and adhered to the target tissue site through actuation of the minimally invasive device. The injectable bioadhesive is disposed in a syringe and delivered to a target site via a catheter, then adhered to the target tissue by actuation of a minimally invasive device. Precise placement and adhesion to the target tissue site can be successfully accomplished solely through the actuation of the minimally invasive devices without the use of additional devices to assist in placement or actuation of the bioadhesive materials.

    MAGNETICALLY STEERABLE CONTINUUM ROBOTIC GUIDEWIRES FOR NEUROVASCULAR APPLICATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20210059779A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-04

    申请号:US16997213

    申请日:2020-08-19

    Abstract: Robotic devices and methods for performing minimally invasive procedures on the vascular system, particularly cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgical procedures, where a submillimeter-scale continuum robotic device is configured and adapted for active steering and navigation based on external magnetic actuation. The submillimeter-scale continuum robotic device includes an elongate body having an inner core and an outer shell, where the outer shell is fabricated of an elastomeric material having a plurality of ferromagnetic particles dispersed therein.

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