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Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology

Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology

Mission

To conduct fundamental research on the mechanical interactions between instrument and biological systems with the aim to develop instruments that allow for local diagnosis and treatment by reaching all locations in the human body with minimal damage to the healthy surrounding tissue, and thereby significantly improving the quality and efficiency of medical interventions.

Vision

New medical technology can only reach its full potential if it is designed for the environment of its intended use. To truly facilitate progress in the domain of minimally invasive technology we study the complexity of interaction of our designs with biological systems, being either the patient or the health care professional. By using biology as a source of inspiration we come to fundamentally new approaches for the design of new medical instruments.

Publications

Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology

All BME publications

Research

Minimally Invasive Surgery and Interventional Techniques

MISIT conducts research on tissue-instrument-human interaction with the goal to improve diagnostic and therapeutic performance during minimally invasive interventions. The focus is on the mechanical interaction with instruments and on the design of new instruments.

BioInspired Technology

BITE strives for the development of innovative technical systems and instruments for minimally invasive surgery, drawing inspiration from extraordinary biological mechanisms.

Novel Instruments for Minimally Invasive Techniques

NIMIT will develop innovative devices and procedures for minimally invasive interventions with extra value to science, society and business.

CoBra

CoBra project aims to improve quality of both diagnosis and treatment of localized cancers, by developing a new medical robot prototype for brachytherapy and biopsy under guidance of MRI.

The overall objective of the project is to enhance the patient’s quality of life and reduce their cancer mortality. The prostate and other soft tissues will be the main localized cancers of interest in the Cobra project.

People

Professors

Breedveld, prof. dr. ir. P. (Paul)

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Dankelman, prof. dr. J. (Jenny)

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van den Dobbelsteen, prof. dr. ir. J.J. (John)

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Associate Professors

Dodou, dr. D. (Dimitra)

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Assistant Professors

Akyildiz, dr. A.C. (Ali)

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Fereidoonnezhad, dr. B. (Behrooz)

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Horeman-Franse, dr.ir.ing T. (Tim)

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Loeve, dr. ir. A.J. (Arjo)

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Peirlinck, dr.ir. M. (Mathias)

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Pirola, dr. S. (Selene)

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Sakes, Dr.ir. A. (Aimée)

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Smit, dr. ir. G. (Gerwin)

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Parttime Professors

Hendriks, prof. dr. B.H.W. (Benno)

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Teachers

van Vliet, ir. B. (Bob)

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Researchers

van de Berg, dr.ir. N.J.P. (Nick)

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Lussenburg, K. (Kirsten)

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Vette, V.G. (Vera) de

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Wauben, dr. ir. L.S.G.L. (Linda)

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PhD Candidates

Atalla, M.A.A. (Mostafa)

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Bloemberg, J. (Jette)

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Butler, ir. R.M. (Rick)

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Cardona, S.C. (Sara)

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Fontana, F. (Federica)

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de Kater, E. (Esther)

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Klok, J.W. (Jan Willem)

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Kortman, ir. V.G. (Vera)

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Lai, (CH) Chun-Feng

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Losch, M. (Merle)

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Maga, L. (Ludovica)

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Schouten, A.M. (Anneke)

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Straathof, R. (Robin)

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Thomassen, ir. K.E. (Karin)

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Trauzettel, F. (Fabian)

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Vijfvinkel, T.S. (Teddy)

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de Vries, M. (Martijn)

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White, ir. N.A (Nick)

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Windt, ir. B. (Bob) van der

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Zhang, N. (Nianlei)

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