Dr Elena De Momi Assistant Professor – DEIB Politecnico di Milano

European Research Forum 2016
Ljubljana, Monday 21st of March 216
H2020-ICT-2015 RIA, Grant Agreement No 688279
Dr Elena De Momi
Assistant Professor – DEIB
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
OVERVIEW
Project at a Glance
• Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Action
• €8.3M budget over four years
• 7 partners
– 2 companies
– 2 hospitals
– 4 engineering universities
• Start date: April 1st, 2016
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AMBITION
Technology Platform for MIS
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1. ROBOTIC NEEDLE STEERING
BRAIN CANCER
THERAPY
MORE
CHRONIC
DISEASE
CONTROL
EFFECTIVE
THERAPY
BETTER
VALUE
2. COMPLEX IMAGING
MRI, DTI, CT
Ultrasound
SELF
IN SITU
3. KEYHOLE NEUROSURGERY
Convection Enhanced Delivery
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HOMING
DYNAMIC
PLANNING
DIAGNOSIS
 Brain diseases cost
EU ~35% of total
 Up to $700k lifetime
cost for cancer
 WTP over €0.2B
 No real change in
mortality in 20 years
PATH
TRACKING
HAPTIC
CONTROL
ROBOTIC
MIS
EDEN2020
The EDEN2020 Ecosystem
Real-time
parallel
processing
engine
Intraoperative
console for US-MR
image fusion and
needle navigation
needle
Actuation and
delivery pump
3D US probe via
secondary burr hole
robotic fine
positioner
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flexible needle
transmission
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APPROACH
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IMPACT
From Bench to Bedside
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dicisional
autonomy
perception ability
manipulation ability
adaptability
dependability
configurability
motion capability
cognitive ability
interaction capability
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Thank you...
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