An “All-in-One” Catheter: Surgery of the Future

Surgeries have evolved significantly over the years with less invasiveness and higher precision, thereby calling for versatile tools that can precisely monitor and manipulate targeted sites of interest in minimally invasive approaches. Aiming to address the challenges during cardiac surgeries, a recent publication by Han et al. demonstrates a stretchable, multifunctional, and multiplexed system that can be conformally integrated with balloon catheters, offering a bidirectional and holistic solution for minimally invasive and precise diagnosis and treatment.