Microsure MUSA robot — first use on real patients
Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2025 10:18 am
Once upon a time, surgical operations were performed using crude instruments and often ended in the death of the patient. Today, surgery has come a long way, and doctors are even able to perform brain surgery to treat alcoholism. However, no one is immune from the fact that the surgeon's hands can inadvertently twitch and injure a person, so manufacturers of medical equipment are developing special robots that make the most precise movements. For example, recently, the scientific journal Nature Communications published a description of the MUSA robot surgeon, capable of stitching blood vessels with a diameter of up to 0.3 millimeters. The robot has already proven its efficiency by performing surgical operations with the participation of real people.
According to the authors of the scientific article, the MUSA robot oman number data was developed by the Dutch company MicroSure for the so-called reconstructive microsurgery. This term is usually understood as a set of surgical operations to restore lost tissues. Ordinary doctors can also perform this type of surgical intervention, but this requires a lot of experience and strength. In addition, human labor is very expensive, and by giving the work of tissue restoration to robots, the cost of operations can be significantly reduced. Judging by the test results, the MUSA robotic system copes with the tasks set no worse than experienced surgeons.
The MUSA surgeon's performance was tested during operations on 20 volunteers. They were women suffering from breast cancer, which later became the cause of the development of lymphostasis. This term is used by doctors to refer to the accumulation of fluid in the intercellular space, which is caused by a violation of the flow of lymph.
Lymph is a clear fluid that flows through lymphatic vessels and plays an important role in metabolism and cleansing the body's cells and tissues of harmful substances.
To treat lymphostasis, as a rule, a surgical operation is performed, which involves connecting blood vessels and capillaries. It is noteworthy that the more small vessels surgeons manage to restore, the healthier the person becomes. The MUSA robot performs this task by copying the movements of a real surgeon on a several-fold smaller scale. At the same time, computer algorithms detect the trembling of the hands of the operating surgeon and give the team only to perform clear movements. Thus, the robot reduces the likelihood of medical error and increases the chances of a successful operation.
According to the authors of the scientific article, the MUSA robot oman number data was developed by the Dutch company MicroSure for the so-called reconstructive microsurgery. This term is usually understood as a set of surgical operations to restore lost tissues. Ordinary doctors can also perform this type of surgical intervention, but this requires a lot of experience and strength. In addition, human labor is very expensive, and by giving the work of tissue restoration to robots, the cost of operations can be significantly reduced. Judging by the test results, the MUSA robotic system copes with the tasks set no worse than experienced surgeons.
The MUSA surgeon's performance was tested during operations on 20 volunteers. They were women suffering from breast cancer, which later became the cause of the development of lymphostasis. This term is used by doctors to refer to the accumulation of fluid in the intercellular space, which is caused by a violation of the flow of lymph.
Lymph is a clear fluid that flows through lymphatic vessels and plays an important role in metabolism and cleansing the body's cells and tissues of harmful substances.
To treat lymphostasis, as a rule, a surgical operation is performed, which involves connecting blood vessels and capillaries. It is noteworthy that the more small vessels surgeons manage to restore, the healthier the person becomes. The MUSA robot performs this task by copying the movements of a real surgeon on a several-fold smaller scale. At the same time, computer algorithms detect the trembling of the hands of the operating surgeon and give the team only to perform clear movements. Thus, the robot reduces the likelihood of medical error and increases the chances of a successful operation.