“The advantage of robot-assisted surgery is that it is intelligent and comprehensive,” said Zhu Zhongqi, the surgeon in charge of the procedure.
In China, an assistant robot designed by Sichuan University Hospital Successful knee replacement surgery This Sunday, Soho Gate reports.
According to Xinhua News Agency, This is the first case of commercial use of a home-made robot for human surgeries in the Asian country.
The feat was performed by Chinese hospital orthopedic surgeon Zhu Zhongqi, who initially fed the patient’s CT scan data into the AI technology to simulate the operation beforehand and thus detect potential intraoperative difficulties.
After obtaining accurate data about the operation, last Sunday a robot with a team of orthopedic surgeons succeeded in performing Wang’s knee replacement surgery, A 73-year-old patient with osteoporosis Those who suffer from joint pain for many years.
Previously, the patient had received various treatments, including medications, and always achieved results.unsatisfactory”.
“The advantage of robot-assisted surgery is that it is intelligent, comprehensive, and with high precision in terms of exact quantity, angle, and thickness when cutting,” Zhou said, according to what was reported by the New China News Agency (Xinhua).
According to doctors, when a person reaches a certain age, the knee joint begins to wear out. Therefore, knee pain is common among the elderly, especially in patients with osteoarthritis.
In this context, robots can be of great help in surgical procedures, allowing, depending on the different conditions of each patient, to carry out surgeries. Less invasive and more accurate.
(With info from RT)
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