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
Central African Republic
Time frame
2018 to 2020
EU contribution
€810 000
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Countries
Bulgaria
Time frame
2009 to 2013
EU contribution
€60 844 000
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Countries
Italy
Time frame
2012 to 2015
EU contribution
€2 650 000
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Countries
Poland
Time frame
2013 to 2015
EU contribution
€3 049 261
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Countries
Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom, Ireland
Time frame
2013 to 2015
EU contribution
€2 430 000
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Countries
Italy, France
Time frame
2007 to 2013
EU contribution
€215 320
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Countries
Belgium, Germany, France, Luxembourg
Time frame
2012 to 2015
EU contribution
€1 992 995
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Countries
Poland
Time frame
2007 to 2015
EU contribution
€198 050