- It is the first surgical team to have robotic arms with shoulder, elbow and wrist joints.
- It was created to perform high-precision operations such as transvaginal hysterectomies, salpingectomies, and the removal of ovarian cysts.
- So far it is the only humanoid robot approved by the FDA.
The world is advancing at great speed and what seemed impossible before is now a reality. With the support of technology, important advances have been made and one of the most benefited fields is health. Among the most recent innovations is the first humanoid robot in history capable of performing surgeries.
Within the cinema, technological innovations that are available to man have been portrayed on several occasions. But now it is no longer just fiction but it is possible and there are several examples available. Although first it is necessary to understand a term.
What is a robot?
In its simplest definition it is a programmable automatic machine capable of performing certain operations autonomously and replacing humans in some tasks, especially the heavy, repetitive or dangerous ones. It can be equipped with sensors, which allow it to adapt to new situations.
With this in mind, from a computer to a smartphone can be considered as robots. While one of the most advanced pieces of equipment in the medical field is the Da Vinci Surgical System.
It consists of an ergonomic console from which the surgeon operates seated and which is normally located in the same operating room. Next to the patient is the vision tower (made up of controllers, video, audio and image processing) and the surgical trolley that incorporates three or four interactive robotic arms.
A surgery team with human arms
While the goals of the engineers are not only to create such advanced equipment but also to offer patient-friendly designs. With this in mind, the next step was to create the world’s first humanoid robot After several years of work, the Israeli company Memic Innovative Surgery Ltd. he got it and his name is homies.
This equipment was created to perform high-precision operations such as transvaginal hysterectomies, salpingectomies, and removal of ovarian cysts. In addition to its high precision, what stands out the most is that It features two arms that have shoulder, elbow, wrist joints and unprecedented articulation. The extremities simulate to be the arms of a person and are the ones in charge of carrying out the intervention. That is why it is considered the world’s first humanoid robot
In 2021 it obtained the authorization of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and from then on its commercialization began. At this time there is only a minimum number of units available but it will eventually be available to the institutions.
While the most recent is that the HCA Florida Kenall Hospital and Jackson Memorial Women’s Hospital achieved the first surgeries with this high-precision equipment. Although in reality it is hardly the beginning of a new era of interventions in Medicine.
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