10 Medical Robots That Could Change Healthcare From microbots that scrape plaque from arteries to personal assistant robots that help care for patients, medical robots are transforming the face of healthcare. 1 of 11 Robots aren't new to healthcare. Remember the da Vinci Surgical System, the surgical assistant the FDA approved back in 2000? Since then, the system has conducted more than 20,000 surgeries and has paved the way for robotic advancements in healthcare. In fact, vendors have introduced a number of new robots to better provide care to remote patients, help with various physical therapies and -- similar to the da Vinci system -- help perform surgery. For example, Magnetic Microbots are a group of tiny robots used in various operations, such as removing plaque from a patient's arteries or helping with ocular conditions and disease screenings. And that's no surprise considering the mounting financial difficulties the industry faces. Click through to see 10 medical robots that have the potential to transform healthcare.
Medical robots Medical robots are robots that allow surgeons greater access to areas under operation using more precise and less invasive methods. They are in most telemanipulators, which use the surgeon's actions on one side to control the "effector" on the other side. Types of medical robots[edit] Surgical robots Their most important feature is their high precision. Rehabilitation robots This group facilitates and supports the lives of infirm, elderly people, or those with dysfunction of body parts effecting movement. Biorobots A group of robots designed to imitate the cognition of humans and animals. Telepresence robots Allow off-site medical professionals to move, look around, communicate, and participate from remote locations.[1] Pharmacy automation Robotic systems to dispense oral solids in a retail pharmacy setting or preparing sterile IV admixtures in a hospital pharmacy setting See also[edit] External links[edit] References[edit]
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