AiM Medical Robotics starting 1st human clinical study for MRI-compatible surgical robot [Video]

AiM Medical Robotics is taking the next steps to validate its robot for deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s patients. The company is partnering with the Surgical Navigation and Robotics (SNR) Lab at Harvard and has entered into a clinical research agreement with the Clinical Trial Office at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH).

AiM is bringing a compact, MRI-compatible surgical robot to market. The company says the robot will facilitate intelligent intraoperative surgical planning and guidance through real-time soft tissue imaging. In particular, the robot will work to counteract the issue of brain shift.

Brain shift happens when the surgical target moves relative to the skull during surgery. It can lead to inconsistent and suboptimal outcomes in many procedures. AiM says that it’s been reported that 34% of deep brain stimulation lead placements require another surgery or removal because of this issue.

The company says its robot for image-guided stereotactic neurosurgery results …