UnionStrong® News | AI Transforms Neurointerventional Surgery: Professor Gu Yuxiang's Team Wins First Prize for Innovative Catheter Shaping Technology

Professor Gu Yuxiang's team at Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, has won First Prize at the 4th Shanghai Outstanding Employee Innovation Achievement Awards for its AI-powered microcatheter shaping technology for intracranial aneurysm treatment.

The award-winning innovation integrates AI-based surgical planning, automated robotic shaping, and intelligent medical consumables. By combining 3D vascular reconstruction, automated measurement of 21 morphological parameters, and personalized catheter shaping, the system aims to improve procedural precision and standardization.

A prospective, multicenter randomized controlled trial, with findings published in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery (JNIS), demonstrated a 96.0% first-attempt catheter positioning success rate in the AI-assisted group, compared with 66.0% in the manual group. The technology also achieved improved catheter positioning efficiency and stability.

Having obtained China's Class III innovative medical device registration for AI-assisted treatment, the technology represents a significant advancement in clinical translation.

This achievement highlights the potential of Medicine-Engineering Integration to reduce dependence on individual surgical experience, support physician training, and expand access to standardized, high-quality neurointerventional care.