Soft-filament probe enables real-time multimodal fetal monitoring in utero
TL;DR
A filamentary, steerable soft robotic probe with integrated multimodal sensors interfaces directly with the fetus to monitor vital signs and physiology in real time during fetoscopic and open fetal surgeries in rodent and sheep models, enabling detection of bradycardia, hypoxia and hypothermia and offering a path toward translation to human fetal care.
Topics:healthtechnology#bioelectronics#fetal-monitoring#in-utero-surgery#multimodal-sensing#soft-robotics#technology
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