2. CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• BENEFITS OF USING ROBOTICS IN MEDICAL FIELD
• HEALTH CARE SECTOR ROBOTS
• ROBOTS FOR DEAF AND BLIND
• ROBOTIC ORGANS IN HUMAN BODY
• ROBOTIC SURGERY
• ROBOTICS IN DIAGNOSTICS AND IMAGING
• CHALLENGES AND LIMITATION OF ROBOTICS IN MEDICAL FIELD
• FUTURE PROSPECTS AND ADVANCEMENTS IN MEDICAL ROBOTICS
• CONCLUSION
3. INTRODUCTION
ROBOTICS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED THE MEDICAL
FIELD, PARTICULARLY IN SURGERY, REHABILITATION,
PROSTHETICS, TELEMEDICINE, AND LABORATORY
AUTOMATION. THESE ADVANCEMENTS HAVE IMPROVED
PRECISION IN SURGERIES, FACILITATED PATIENT
RECOVERY, ENHANCED PROSTHETIC FUNCTIONALITY,
EXPANDED ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE IN REMOTE AREAS,
AND STREAMLINED LABORATORY PROCESSES.
4. BENIFITS OF USING IN MEDICAL FIELD
• PRECISION: ROBOTS CAN PERFORM INTRICATE PROCEDURES WITH HIGH PRECISION, REDUCING
THE MARGIN OF ERROR IN SURGERIES AND TREATMENTS.
• MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY: ROBOTIC ASSISTANCE ALLOWS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE
PROCEDURES, LEADING TO SMALLER INCISIONS, REDUCED PAIN, AND FASTER RECOVERY TIMES
FOR PATIENTS.
• ENHANCED REHABILITATION: ROBOTICS AIDS IN PERSONALIZED AND INTENSIVE PHYSICAL
THERAPY, IMPROVING PATIENT OUTCOMES IN REHABILITATION AND RECOVERY.
• REMOTE HEALTHCARE: ROBOTS ENABLE TELEMEDICINE, ALLOWING MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
TO REACH AND TREAT PATIENTS IN REMOTE OR INACCESSIBLE LOCATIONS.
• IMPROVED PROSTHETICS: ADVANCED ROBOTIC PROSTHETICS OFFER GREATER MOBILITY AND
FUNCTIONALITY, ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMB LOSS.
• EFFICIENCY: AUTOMATION IN LABORATORY PROCESSES INCREASES EFFICIENCY, ACCURACY, AND
THROUGHPUT, LEADING TO FASTER AND MORE RELIABLE DIAGNOSTICS AND RESEARCH.
5. HEALTH CARE SECTOR ROBOTS
• VASETRAS GIRAFF
• AETHON TUG
• COSMOBOT
• MICROBOT
• ANYBOTS
• SWISSLOG ROBOCOURIER
6. VASTERAS GIRAFF
VASTERA GIRAFF IS A MOBILE
COMMUNICATION TOOL THAT ENABLES
THE ELDERLY TO COMMUNICATE WITH
THE OUTSIDE WORLD.IT IS REMOTE
CONTROLLED AND IT HAS WHEELS,A
CAMERA AND A MONITOR.
7. AETHON
TUG
THE AETHON TUG IS AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM
THAT ALLOWS A FACILLITY TO MOVE SUPPLIES
SUCH AS MEDICATION,LINENS AND FOOD
FROM ONE TO ANOTHER.END USERS CAN
ATTTACH THE SYSTEMS TO A VARIETY OF
HOSPITAL CARTS TO TRANSPORT SUPPLIES AND
IT CAN BE EMPLOYED FOR A VARIETY OF
APPLICATIONS.
8. COSMO BOT
DOCTORS USE COSMO BOT TO ENHANCE THE THERAPY
OF DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED CHILDREN BETWEEN 5
TO 12 YEARS OLD.
COSMOBOT IS A PROTOTYPE TELEREHABILATION
ROBOT DESIGNED TO TREAT CHILDREN
WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS, DOWN
SYNDROME, CEREBRAL PALSY, MUSCULAR
DYSTROPHY, APRAXIA, NEURODEVELOPMENTAL
DISORDERS, AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENTAL
DISORDERS.
9. MICRO BOTS
AN ASSORTMENT OF FREE- ROAMING
ROBOTS THAT CARRY OUT
PRECISE,DELICATE,TASKS INSIDE,THE
HUMAN BODY.ITS POWER SOURCES ARE
EXTERNAL ELECTROMAGNECTIC
COILS,AND IT USES MAGNECTIC
GRADIENTS AS A STERING MECHANISM.
10. ANYBOTS
ANY BOTS PROVIDE A TYPE OF IMMERSIVE
TELEPRESENCE,MEANING INSTEAD OF
FOCUSING MERELY ON AUDIO AND VIDEO
COMMUNICATION,THE ANYBOTS ROBOT
ALLOWS FOR MOVEMENT CONTROLLED BY
A REMOTE.
11. SWISSLOG ROBOCOURIER
THE SWISSLOG ROBOCOURIER IS AN
AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT.THE TOOL
DISPATCHES AND DELIVERS SPECIMENS,
MEDICATIONS AND SUPPLIES THROUGHOUT
THE HOSPITAL.
12. ROBOTS FOR THE DEAF AND
BLINDS
• DEXTERS,A ROBOTIC HAND COMMUNICATION
AID FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BOTH DEAF AND
BLIND.
• USES FINGER SPELLING TO COMMMUNICATE
INFORMATIONS TYPED ON A KEYBOARD STORED
IN A COMPUTER OR RECEIVED FROM A SPECIAL
TELEPHONE.
13. ROBOTIC ORGANS IN HUMAN BODY
ARTIFICIAL ORGANS
• AN ARTIFICIAL ORGAN IS A HUMAN MADE ORGAN DEVICE OR TISSUE THAT IS IMPLANTED OR INTEGRATED INTO
A HUMAN INTERFACING WITH LIVING TISSUE — TO REPLACE A NATURAL ORGAN, TO DUPLICATE OR AUGMENT A
SPECIFIC FUNCTION OR FUNCTIONS SO THE PATIENT MAY RETURN TO A NORMAL LIFE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
• IF YOU LOSSE AN ARM OR A LEG IT WOULD PROBLEM AN ARM OR LEG MADE OF PLASTICS WILL BE REPLACED BY
A HI- TECH BIONIC HAND WAS GIVEN AFTER LOOSING HIS ARM IN AN ACCIDENT.
ORTHOTICS
• AN ORTHOTICS IS A MECHANISM, USED TO ASSIST OR SUPPORT A WEAK OR INFECTIVE JOINT,MUSCLE,OR LIMB.
14. UPPER LIMB DEVICES
ROBOTIC THERAPY DEVICES HAVE ALSO BEEN DEVELOPED FOR REHABILITATING THE HANDS AND
FINGERS.THIS GLOVES HAS FOUR PNEUMATIC ACTUATORS,LOCATE IN PALM,WHICH INTERACT INDEPENDENTLY
WITH THE INDEX, MIDDLE,RING FINGER AND THE THUMB OF THE RIGHT HAND
LOWER LIMB DEVICES
THESE DEVICES USES A PAIR O ROBOTIC ARM THAT RESEMBLES KNEE BRACES TO GUIDE THE PATIENT’S LEG
WHILE THEY MOVE ON A TREADMILL.
15. ROBOTIC SURGERY
• ROBOT-ASSISTED SURGERY OR ROBOTIC SURGERY ARE ANY TYPES OF SURGICAL
PROCEDURES THAT ARE PERFORMED USING ROBOTIC SYSTEMS. ROBOTICALLY ASSISTED SURGERY
WAS DEVELOPED TO TRY TO OVERCOME THE LIMITATIONS OF PRE-EXISTING MINIMALLY-INVASIVE
SURGICAL PROCEDURES AND TO ENHANCE THE CAPABILITIES OF SURGEONS PERFORMING OPEN
SURGERY.
• IN THE CASE OF ROBOTICALLY ASSISTED MINIMALLY-INVASIVE SURGERY, INSTEAD OF THE SURGEON
DIRECTLY MOVING THE INSTRUMENTS, THE SURGEON USES ONE OF TWO METHODS TO
PERFORM DISSECTION, HEMOSTASIS AND RESECTION, USING A DIRECT TELEMANIPULATOR, OR
THROUGH COMPUTER CONTROL.
• A TELEMANIPULATOR (E.G. THE DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM) IS A SYSTEM OF REMOTELY
CONTROLLED MANIPULATORS THAT ALLOWS THE SURGEON TO OPERATE REAL-TIME
UNDER STEREOSCOPIC VISION FROM A CONTROL CONSOLE SEPARATE FROM THE OPERATING TABLE.
• IN COMPUTER-CONTROLLED SYSTEMS, THE SURGEON USES A COMPUTER SYSTEM TO RELAY
CONTROL DATA AND DIRECT THE ROBOTIC ARMS AND ITS END-EFFECTORS, THOUGH THESE SYSTEMS
CAN ALSO STILL USE TELEMANIPULATORS FOR THEIR INPUT.
16. ROBOTIC SURGERY MAY BE USED FOR A NUMBER
OF DIFFERENT PROCEDURES:
• CARDIAC SURGREY
• CUTTING AWAY CANCER TISSUE FROM SENSITIVE PARTS OF THE BODY SUCH AS
BLOOD VESSELS, NERVES, OR IMPORTANT BODY ORGANS
• GALLBLADDER REMOVAL
• HIP REPLACEMENT
• HYSTERECTOMY
• TOTAL OR PARTIAL KIDNEY REMOVAL
• CANCER SURGERY
• KIDNEY REMOVAL
• GASTRECTOMY
• PANCREATECTOMY
• GASTRIC BYPASS
17. ROBOTICS IN DIAGNOSTICS AND IMAGING
.
ROBOTIC IMAGING SYSTEMS
ADVANCED ROBOTIC IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES PROVIDE PRECISE AND REAL-
TIME IMAGING FOR ACCURATE DIAGNOSTICS
AUTOMATED DIAGNOSTICS
ROBOTICS ASSIST IN AUTOMATING DIAGNOSTIC PROCESSES BY ANALYZING
MEDICAL IMAGING AND PATIENT DATA EFFICIENTLY.
18. CHALLENGES AND LIMITATIONS OF ROBOTICS IN THE
MEDICAL FIELD
• COST OF IMPLEMENTATION
HIGH INITIAL COSTS AND ONGOING MAINTENANCE EXPENSES POSE CHALLENGES
FOR WIDESPREAD ADOPTION.
• COMPLEXITY OF INTEGRATION
INTEGRATING ROBOTICS SEAMLESSLY WITH EXISTING MEDICAL PROCESSES AND
SYSTEMS REQUIRES CAREFUL PLANNING AND EXECUTION.
• REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
ADHERING TO STRICT REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAL ROBOTICS
PRESENTS SIGNIFICANT HURDLES FOR DEVELOPERS AND HEALTHCARE
PROVIDERS.
19. FUTURE PROSPECTS AND ADVANCEMENTS IN MEDICAL
ROBOTICS
1. AI INTEGRATION:
FURTHER INTEGRATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO
ENHANCE ROBOTIC DECISION-MAKING AND ADAPTABILITY.
2. NANOROBOTICS:
EXPLORING MINIATURIZED ROBOTIC SYSTEMS FOR TARGETED
DRUG DELIVERY AND PRECISE INTERVENTIONS AT CELLULAR
LEVELS.
3. TELEMEDICINE APPLICATIONS:
ROBOTIC SYSTEMS ENABLING REMOTE MEDICAL PROCEDURES
AND CONSULTATIONS FOR IMPROVED ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED
CARE.
20. CONCLUSION
IMPACT ON HEALTHCARE
MEDICAL ROBOTICS CONTINUES TO REDEFINE THE POSSIBILITIES OF
HEALTHCARE DELIVERY, ENHANCING PATIENT OUTCOMES AND
EXPANDING TREATMENT OPTIONS.
ONGOING INNOVATION
THE FIELD OF MEDICAL ROBOTICS IS EVOLVING RAPIDLY, DRIVING
INNOVATION IN SURGICAL TECHNIQUES, REHABILITATION, AND
DIAGNOSTICS.