SBIR/STTR Research Award
Cerberus-LNR: A Tethered Lightfield 3D Endoscope for Advanced Minimally Invasive
Award amount
$697,078Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2014Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Branch
- National Institutes of Health
- Recipient company
- XIGEN, LLC
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- PA11-335
- Topic code
- NIDDK
Research abstract
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The primary objective of this SBIR is to develop and pre-clinically evaluate a novel lightfield 3D endoscope, dubbed Cerberus-LNR, specially designed for laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS), natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES), and robotic LESS (R-LESS) (hereafter LNR) procedures. The miniature Cerberus-LNR lightfield 3D endoscope consists of multiple sensors for real-time multiview lightfield 3D image acquisition, an array of LEDs for providing adequate illumination of targets, soft cable for extracorporeal power and video signal connection, and a pair of magnets allowing position/orientation control by a set of reciprocal extracorporeal magnets placed on the external abdominal wall. The Cerberus-LNR is inserted into peritoneal cavity via the single access port, then is navigated to the surgical site and stabilized via extracorporeal magnetic control. It does not occupy the access port after its insertion, leaving the precious asset to oth
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