A Robotically Steerable Guidewire With Forward-Viewing Ultrasound: Development of Technology for Minimally-Invasive Imaging

Objective: The current standard of care for peripheral chronic total occlusions involves the manual routing of a guidewire under fluoroscopy. Despite significant improvements in recent decades, navigation remains clinically challenging with high rates of procedural failure and iatrogenic injury. To address this challenge, we present a proof-of-concept robotic guidewire system with forward-viewing ...