IGAR Robot Development

Computer-assisted technology will revolutionize medical intervention over the next decade.  In particular, the application of advanced robotics in medicine has the potential to extend the capabilities of interventional and diagnostic health care professionals through increased access, precision and dexterity.  Technological advancements in this area will enable highly effective patient treatment both at the macroscopic level (organ or systems), and microscopic (cellular) level while greatly decreasing the trauma associated with accessing the treatment site in the body.

CSII’s primary project is the development of an Image Guided Automated Robotic (IGAR) device to increase the effectiveness of surgical care and treatment of patients.   CSII will partner with other experts in academia in Ontario, Canada and globally to develop an image guided medical robotic platform that will have the flexibility to perform a significant number of procedures in diverse environment types.  Initially, CSII will focus those procedures to a select few applications in order to decrease the time to market and achieve proven success in clinical use with our new device.  From there, we plan to expand the platform into new applications that will gain from the use of robotic technologies.