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The Piezoelectric Motor Swim Through the Human Bloodstream to Dub the Proteus

Generally, serious damage during minimally invasive surgery is however not always avoidable and surgeons are often limited by the width of a catheter tube for example, which in serious cases, can fatally puncture narrow arteries. In order to minimize the risks, researchers from Monash University in Australia have developed a "Piezoelectric Motor" which is able to swim through human the bloodstream and Dub the "Proteus". This small piezoelectric motor, also called "Proteus Motor", at only 2.5 times the width of a human hair, would carry tiny cameras and sensor equipment and access parts of the body by injecting it into the bloodstream to monitor a patient without the danger.


[Gizmodo via Gizmag]