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
2 070 projects found
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Countries
Spain
Time frame
2011 to 2014
EU contribution
€2 999 999
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Countries
Spain
Time frame
2010 to 2010
EU contribution
€30 740
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Countries
Italy
Time frame
2011 to 2016
EU contribution
€29 980 670
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Countries
United Kingdom
Time frame
2014 to 2015
EU contribution
€20 000
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Countries
France
Time frame
2015 to 2017
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Countries
Hungary
Time frame
2016 to 2017
EU contribution
€410 000
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Countries
Latvia
Time frame
2003 to 2015
EU contribution
€12 800 000
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Countries
Latvia
Time frame
2003 to 2015
EU contribution
€23 518 542
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Countries
Poland
Time frame
2008 to 2012
EU contribution
€125 000 000