High power, ultrashort pulsed lasers offer great potential in the field of medicine either directly as a surgical tool or in advanced manufacturing processes enabling novel medical device fabrication. Picosecond pulsed lasers offer significant advantages for high precision, minimally invasive surgery over existing techniques. We are investigating enhanced surgery on the delicate, critical structures of the body allowing more complete removal of invasive diseases (such as cancers) whilst avoiding severe complications and preserving function. Additionally, we are applying our photonics manufacturing expertise to the development of complimentary medical device technology for imaging, diagnosis and therapy.
PreCisE: A Precision laser scalpel for Cancer diagnostics and Eradication
Collaborators: Prof. Robert Thomson (HWU), Prof. David Jayne, Dr Ryan Matthew, Dr James Moor, (University of Leeds) Renishaw Plc, Coherent Scotland Ltd
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u-Care
The u-Care project is a large collaborative research programme focused on applications of photonics in medicine. It brings together 3 academic partners, Heriot-Watt University (lead), the University of Edinburgh, and the University of Bath with a focus on: new UV laser light sources, novel optical fibres, optical sensing; and their clinical applications including in respiratory medicine, ophthalmology and neurosurgery. In the AOP group we are involved with laser surgery and bronchoscopy aspects of the u-Care research programme.
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“Mechanically-intelligent” Intra-operative Tissue Assessment for Robot-Assisted Surgery (MIRAS)
Collaborators: Dr Yuhang Chen (PI), Mr Hugh Paterson (UoE), Prof. Bob Reuben, Mr Daniel Good (UoE), CMR Surgical, and IntelliPalp DX.
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