MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLED MICROROBOT FOR EMBRYO TRANSFER IN ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY

被引：0

作者：

Koseki, Susumu ^{[1
]}

Kawamura, Kazuhiro ^{[2
]}

Inoue, Futoshi ^{[3
]}

Ikuta, Koji ^{[1
]}

Ikeuchi, Masashi ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Tokyo, Informat Phys & Comp, Tokyo, Japan

[2] Int Univ Hlth & Welf, Med, Tokyo, Japan

[3] Kitazato Corp, Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan

来源：

2019 20TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOLID-STATE SENSORS, ACTUATORS AND MICROSYSTEMS & EUROSENSORS XXXIII (TRANSDUCERS & EUROSENSORS XXXIII) | 2019年

关键词：

Assisted reproductive technology; embryo transfer; implantation; microrobot; magnetic;

D O I：

10.1109/transducers.2019.8808545

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

This paper proposes a novel therapeutic approach to control the implantation position after embryo transfer in assisted reproductive technology (ART). The system comprises a microrobot, a catheter, and a guiding magnet. The microrobot accommodates and transports the embryo into the patient's uterus and maintains its position within an area suitable for implantation. The catheter has a mechanism for catching and releasing the microrobot involving a catch/release sensing system. The utility of the system was successfully demonstrated using a human phantom. This minimally invasive system will increase pregnancy rates and prevent ectopic pregnancy in ART.

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页码：2217 / 2220

页数：4