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ArticleBiomedical optics express2022

Development and ex-vivo validation of 36G polyimide cannulas integrating a guiding miniaturized OCT probe for robotic assisted subretinal injections.

Alexandre Abid, Renaud Duval, Christos Boutopoulos

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Article in Biomedical optics express, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alexandre AbidInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Renaud DuvalMaisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Christos BoutopoulosInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3892-8483
Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We introduced and validated a method to encase guiding optical coherence tomography (OCT) probes into clinically relevant 36G polyimide subretinal injection (SI) cannulas. Modified SI cannulas presented consistent flow capacity and tolerated the typical mechanical stress encountered in clinical use without significant loss of sensitivity. We also developed an approach that uses a micromanipulator, modified SI cannulas, and an intuitive graphical user interface to enable precise SI. We tested the system using ex-vivo porcine eyes and we found a high SI success ratio 95.0% (95% CI: 83.1-99.4). We also found that 75% of the injected volume ends up at the subretinal space. Finally, we showed that this approach can be applied to transform commercial 40G SI cannulas to guided cannulas. The modified cannulas and guiding approach can enable precise and reproducible SI of novel gene and cell therapies targeting retinal diseases.

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PMID35284163
PMCPMC8884232
OpenAlexW4205433241

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