Flux Robotics offers a magnetic navigation platform that uses an external magnetic field to steer a magnetized guidewire for precise, pull‑based cannulation in fenestrated/branched aortic repairs and peripheral chronic total occlusions. The system integrates with standard catheter‑lab imaging and devices, reducing procedure time, radiation exposure, and vessel trauma, and is sold as a complete console‑guidewire kit.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Endovascular cannulation in fenestrated/branched aortic repairs and peripheral chronic total occlusions often relies on manual torque and push‑based guidewires, leading to unpredictable entry, prolonged procedure times, increased radiation exposure, and vessel wall trauma. Misaligned fenestrations (≥15° in ~40 % of cases) exacerbate these challenges, limiting procedural efficiency and patient outcomes.
Solution
Flux Robotics delivers a magnetic navigation platform that generates a controllable external magnetic field to steer a magnetized guidewire tip inside the vasculature. By decoupling tip direction from manual torque, the system enables precise, pull‑based vessel entry and stable positioning during stent deployment. Real‑time magnetic actuation reduces cannulation cycles, lowers fluoroscopy duration, and minimizes mechanical stress on the arterial wall. The platform supports two clinical workflows: AXIOM for predictable target vessel cannulation in fenestrated and branched aortic repairs, and UNIFLUX for magnetic‑assisted crossing of peripheral chronic total occlusions. Integration requires only the magnetic console and the proprietary guidewire, preserving existing catheter lab setups while adding deterministic navigation. Clinical validation in pre‑clinical studies demonstrates 100 % first‑attempt success in target vessel access and a measurable reduction in wire exchanges and radiation dose.
Target Audience
The primary customers are vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists, and angiologists performing fenestrated/branched aortic repairs and peripheral chronic total occlusion interventions in hospital catheter labs and specialty vascular centers.
Features
- External magnetic field generator with closed‑loop control for sub‑millimeter tip positioning
- Magnetized, steerable guidewire tip engineered for high torque efficiency and low profile navigation
- Real‑time magnetic actuation interface compatible with standard fluoroscopy consoles and workflow software
- Pull‑based navigation paradigm eliminating the need for auxiliary support catheters during fenestrated EVAR and CTO crossing
- Integrated safety algorithms that limit magnetic field strength to FDA‑defined exposure thresholds
- Modular accessory kit (guidewire, magnetic console, sterile interface) for rapid deployment in the cath lab
- Pre‑clinical in‑vivo feasibility data showing reduced cannulation time, radiation dose, and vessel trauma
- Compatibility with existing endovascular devices and imaging modalities (CT, DSA) via standard connector interfaces