Autonomous Robotics for Transcatheter Cardiac Procedures

Autonomous Robotics for Transcatheter dEliveRy sYstems

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04787757

Acronym

ARTERY

Enrollment

401

Registered

2021-03-09

Start date

2021-03-15

Completion date

2024-06-21

Last updated

2025-08-17

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Conditions

Heart Valve Diseases, Mitral Valve Disease, Structural Heart Abnormality

Brief summary

Cardiovascular diseases represent the most common cause of death worldwide. Percutaneous approaches with intravascular catheters are pivotal, since they allow to treat patients with high perioperative risks. However, catheter-based treatments require steep learning curves and are characterized by poor ergonomics and exposure to damaging radiation. ARTERY will offer a radiation-free approach based on shared-autonomy robotic catheters, with increased user engagement and easy interaction. Intraprocedural three-dimensional echocardiography as well as computed tomography images obtained during usual clinical practice will provide artificial intelligence algorithms that will turn catheter navigation to a simple task. Optical and electromagnetic sensing techniques will ensure a superior view upon the cardiovascular anatomy and will guide the autonomous catheter upon the interventionist supervision, who will be able to take over control at any instant.

Interventions

PROCEDUREPercutaneous cardiac procedure

Collection and analysis of intraprocedural information to provide artificial intelligence algorithms

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* adult patients * patients admitted to hospital undergoing percutaneous cardiac procedure * patients able to give informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* age \<18 years * refuse to give informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Identification of key procedural elements that will benefit from the technological developments introduced by ARTERY by collecting intraprocedural images	Intraoperative period	Number of patients undergoing percutaneous cardiac procedures

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026