Tiny Handlike Gripper Could Make It Easier For Doctors

Tiny Handlike Gripper Could Make It Easier For Doctors

A tiny gripper that responds to chemical triggers could be a new tool for surgery.

A tiny handlike gripper that can grasp tissue or cell samples could make it easier for doctors to perform minimally invasive surgery, such as biopsies. The tiny device curls its “fingers” around an object when triggered chemically, and it can be moved around remotely with a magnet.

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Angioplasty Through The Wrist

Angioplasty Through The Wrist 

 Angioplasty Balloon

The best path to a clogged heart may be through the wrist. About a million artery-clearing angioplasties are performed in the United States each year, and the usual route is to thread a tube to the heart through an artery in the groin.

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