RESEARCH AREAS

• Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Increase effectiveness of tools by making them more dexterous
  • Enable new procedures in neonatal and pediatric surgery by decreasing size of tools
  • Enable new procedures for ear, nose and throat surgeries
    
    
• Gastro-intestinal Endoscopy
  • Make deployment faster and safer
  • Increase therapeutic capabilities of current tools
    
    
• Transluminal Surgery
  • Decrease scarring and pain for procedures such as tube ligation, appendectomies, etc.
  • Enable less risky minimally invasive procedures in obese patients