Terry Research Lab

We are in the ME Department at BYU in Provo, Ut. Our research interests are medical device and surgical tool design, and swallowable devices.

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🔬 New research: We developed a novel "suture odometry" system for precise medical capsule localization in the GI tract - achieving ~8cm accuracy over 9m of intestine without external hardware. Could improve targeted drug delivery and diagnostic capabilities. Published in @ASMEJMedDevices
https://t.co/ZZ4u6TyhgL

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@_RachelTerry_ thank you, my love.

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🔬 Breakthrough: We developed a synthetic cecal contents recipe & validated repurposed Bravo® pH capsules for monitoring gut microbiome activity. This paves the way for better understanding probiotic treatments & microbiome dynamics in real-time! Published in @ASMEJMedDevices #MedicalDevices #GutHealth"

Full research article: https://t.co/narT8sC1Lg

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"Becoming @BYU"

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New study: We developed RAPID, a device that can automatically detect entry into the abdominal cavity for laparoscopic procedures. This could enable remote telesurgery by removing the need for a surgeon to manually insert the initial trocar. Published in @ASMEJMedDevices. @byumech @BYU
https://t.co/pZfnUZDy3Y

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Fully-automatic robot dentist performs world's first human procedure | NewAtlas

Nightmare fuel? Maybe – but in a historic moment for the dental profession, an AI-controlled autonomous robot has performed an entire procedure on a human patient for the first time, about eight times faster than a human dentist could do it.

The system, built by Boston company Perceptive, uses a hand-held 3D volumetric scanner, which builds a detailed 3D model of the mouth, including the teeth, gums and even nerves under the tooth surface, using optical coherence tomography, or OCT.

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This cuts harmful X-Ray radiation out of the process, as OCT uses nothing more than light beams to build its volumetric models, which come out at high resolution, with cavities automatically detected at an accuracy rate around 90%.

At this point, the (human) dentist and patient can discuss what needs doing – but once those decisions are made, the robotic dental surgeon takes over. It plans out the operation, then jolly well goes ahead and does it.

The machine's first specialty: preparing a tooth for a dental crown. Perceptive claims this is generally a two-hour procedure that dentists will normally split into two visits. The robo-dentist knocks it off in closer to 15 minutes. Here's a time-lapse video of the drilling portion, looking very much like a CNC machine at work:

Remarkably, the company claims the machine can take care of business safely "even in the most movement-heavy conditions," and that dry run testing on moving humans has all been successful. There sure are some brave guinea pig types out there.

“We’re excited to successfully complete the world's first fully automated robotic dental procedure,” says Dr. Chris Ciriello, CEO and Founder of Perceptive – and clearly a man well versed in the art of speaking in the driest, crustiest press release vernacular. “This medical breakthrough enhances precision and efficiency of dental procedures, and democratizes access to better dental care, for improved patient experience and clinical outcomes. We look forward to advancing our system and pioneering scalable, fully automated dental healthcare solutions for patients.”

“Perceptive’s AI-driven robotic system will transform dentistry," adds one Karim Zaklama, DDS, a general dentist and member of Perceptive’s clinical advisory board. "The patient experience will be better because of streamlining procedures and enhancing patient comfort. The advanced imaging capabilities, particularly the intraoral scanner, provide unparalleled details which will enable us to diagnose issues earlier with greater accuracy and allow us to connect with patients more effectively. This efficiency allows us to focus more on personalized patient care and reduces chair time, enabling us to treat more patients effectively.”

Read more:

https://t.co/U53DaXcAql

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This is monumental for @byuengineering. Total game changer.

[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints @Ch_JesusChrist]

“Brigham Young University is committed to academic excellence in targeted graduate disciplines, traditionally focused on business and law. The First Presidency is pleased to announce the decision now to create a medical school at BYU. A major focus will be on international health issues affecting members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Church’s worldwide humanitarian efforts.

“Plans for this medical school are underway, and specific target dates will be announced as they are set. It is envisioned that unlike many medical schools, the BYU medical school will be focused on teaching with research in areas of strategic importance to the Church. In time the school will draw students from within and outside the United States.

“The BYU medical school will not create its own hospital or hospital system. BYU and Intermountain Health are discussing a mutually beneficial clinical relationship. Also, it is anticipated that the medical school will seek collaborative relationships with various entities in Utah, including the University of Utah.”

—The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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The Terry Research Lab (@byu) and the BioRobotics Institute (@SantAnnaPisa) collaborated on a project to create an artificial pancreas. The implanted device refills its reservoir via swallowable insulin-carrying capsules.
https://t.co/9bJyHbErds
The project was conceived by professor Leonardo Ricotti and the above work was the basis of lead author Hind Al-Haddad's dissertation. BYU's role was to help design and perform the animal study described in the paper. The animal study was carried out at https://t.co/NT4vQg569Q in Logan, Utah under the excellent care of Dr. Josh Packer, DVM.

Congratulations to all co-authors on these exciting and promising results! The Terry Research lab is grateful to have played a small role on this project.

@byumech

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@Antonio65489262 @BYU @SantAnnaPisa Yo no colabro con Biora.

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Setting up our new biotester from @CellScale. The first question we are going to answer is how well ultrasound elastography measures soft tissue mechanical properties.

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This semester's winners of @byu mechatronics competition:

Cody Barth
Addison Omdahl
John Paul
Stephen Porter

Check out their perfect scoring and fastest in the class robot.

Note: all this was done with a pic24f16ka301 microcontroller. No Arduinos!

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@byu's ugrad Greg Hirst was selected to present his work in the 5-minute pitch competition at #dmd2024. He worked with Sean Crimmins and Ben Wankum from @NebEngineering to develop a robot that performs initial entry during laparoscopic surgery, thus removing one of the reasons for a surgeon to be physically present during robotic surgery.

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@byu's ugrad Greg Hirst was selected to present his work in the 5-minute pitch competition at #dmd2024. He worked with Sean Crimmins and Ben Wankum from @NebEngineering to develop a robot that performs initial entry during laparoscopic surgery, thus removing one of the reasons for a surgeon to be physically present during robotic surgery.

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@byu's Greg Hirst (ugrad) and Allison Crane (ugrad) and Luke Taylor (MS grad) will all be presenting at the Design of Medical Conference in Minneapolis this week. #dmd2024