Spirits Interreg

    Smart Printed Interactive Robots for Interventional Therapy and Surgery

    The SPIRITS Interreg project (Smart Printed Interactive Robots for Interventional Therapy and Surgery) aims at developing an innovative robotics by 3D printing for interventional radiology and image guided surgery.

    The SPIRITS project was launched as part of the Offensive Sciences program. It is supported by the Region Grand Est, Land Baden-Württemberg, Land Rheinland-Pfalz, Cantons Baselstadt, Basellandschaft, Aargau, Swiss Confederation, Baur SA and by the program INTERREG Upper Rhine from the ERDF (European Regional Development Fund).

    The Upper Rhine region hosts laboratories with cutting-edge expertises in related fields. SPIRITS is built to combine the existing complementary expertises to create synergies leading to innovations and establish a new research consortium in the Upper Rhine region. French, German and Swiss scientists are involved with a network of 5 partners and 8 associate partners.

    SPIRITS consortium

    3D Printing of multimaterial polymer structures for the design of highly-integrated robotic structures. Picture represents a proof-of-concept developed at INSA Strasbourg - ICube lab (©ICUBE). From SPIRITS project webpage.

    Link to SPIRITS project webpage.

    3D-printed auxetic needle drive. From: F. Schuler, P. Renaud, M. de Wild, 3D-printed auxetic structures for bio-medical application, European Cells and Materials, Online Periodical, Collection 2; SSB+RM Conference Abstracts, ISSN 1473-2262, page 10 (2018).

    Link to the Abstract.

    3D-printed auxetic needle drive. From: M. de Wild, SPIRITS: Ein neues Roboter-Unterstützungssystem für die interventionelle Radiologie, Grenzüberschreitende Zusammenarbeit, Regio Basiliensis, RegioInform 01/18, 6, Januar Ausgabe (2018).

    Link to the SPIRITS: Ein neues Roboter-Unterstützungssystem für die interventionelle Radiologie, Grenzüberschreitende Zusammenarbeit, Regio Basiliensis (PDF).

    Design of auxetic needle drive.

    Referenzen

    • F. Dalcanale, J.P. Kirchhofer, F. Schuler, L. Rubbert, P. Renaud, M. de Wild, Performance of metallic auxetic needle drives, eCM Online Periodical, 2019, Collection 4; SSB+RM Conference Abstracts (page P1) (2019)
    • A. Pfeil, F. Schuler, L. Barbé, F. Geiskopf, M. de Wild, P. Renaud, evaluation of gamma irradiation impact on 3D-printed multimaterial polymer, European Cells and Materials, Online Periodical, Collection 1, Meet the Expert Conference Abstracts, p8 (2019)
    • N. Matter, F. Schuler, R. Schumacher, de Wild, Pre-process calculation to optimize laser parameter in selective laser melting, European Cells and Materials, Online Periodical, Collection 2; SSB+RM Conference Abstracts, ISSN 1473-2262, page 18 (2018)
    • F. Schuler, P. Renaud, M. de Wild, 3D-printed auxetic structures for bio-medical application, European Cells and Materials, Online Periodical, Collection 2; SSB+RM Conference Abstracts, ISSN 1473-2262, page 10 (2018)
    • M.de Wild, P. Renaud, SPIRITS, Film für regiosuisse – Netzwerkstelle Regionalentwicklung, 5.4.2019, Muttenz (Switzerland). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTP1XisZ_kk
    • M. de Wild, SPIRITS: Ein neues Roboter-Unterstützungssystem für die interventionelle Radiologie, Grenzüberschreitende Zusammenarbeit, Regio Basiliensis, RegioInform 01/18, 6, Januar Ausgabe (2018)

    Partner

    Finanzierung

    The SPIRITS project was launched as part of the Offensive Sciences program. It is supported by the Region Grand Est, Land Baden-Württemberg, Land Rheinland-Pfalz, Cantons Baselstadt, Basellandschaft, Aargau, Swiss Confederation, Baur SA and by the program INTERREG Upper Rhine from the ERDF (European Regional Development Fund).

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