A ‘smart’ surgical knife to fight cancer
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Description
The DESI-JEDI IMAGING project created the 'iKnife' – a smart surgical knife that analyses the tissue it is cutting through. The knife can instantly feed back information about the tissue to surgeons - indicating, for example, whether the tissue is affected by disease or not and therefore helping to keep surgical intervention to the strict minimum.
Results
The iKnife was developed for electro-surgery, as this is preferred by cancer specialists, but the technique is also applicable to hydro- and laser-surgery. New applications for the tool could also include analysis of mucous membranes and the respiratory, urino-genital or gastro-intestinal systems.
Programme name
Seventh Research framework programme (incl. Completion of sixth Research FP)
EC’s priorities
Jobs, Growth and Investment
EU contribution
€1 750 000
Project location
United Kingdom
Time frame
2008 to 2013
Project webpage
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Countries
Switzerland
Time frame
2014 to 2015
EU contribution
€149 490
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Countries
Belgium
Time frame
2009 to 2012
EU contribution
€3 576 945
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Countries
Portugal
Time frame
2009 to 2012
EU contribution
€226 679
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Countries
Belgium
Time frame
2014 to 2018
EU contribution
€1 963 990
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Countries
Styria
Time frame
2016 to 2020
EU contribution
€8 300 000
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Countries
Sweden
Time frame
2009 to 2011
EU contribution
€89 900
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Countries
Germany
Time frame
2008 to 2013
EU contribution
€99 670
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Countries
Germany
Time frame
2012 to 2015
EU contribution
€3 499 600
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Countries
Sweden, Finland, Latvia
Time frame
2009 to 2011
EU contribution
€958 450