Types of Medical Robots

How many of us are comfortable with medical surgery conducted by a robotic surgeon? But it is becoming quite common across the field of medical science to include robotic assistance that can improve accuracy, persistence, labor all at the same time.

So, here are few recently developed robots currently being implemented in hospitals and treatment centers to improve quality of care and patient outcomes.

• The da Vinci Surgical Robot : system gives surgeons more precise control for a range of procedures. Using magnified 3D high-definition vision and controls that strap to a surgeon's wrists and hands, the da Vinci makes tiny, exact incisions that human hands might not otherwise be able to make. This offers enhanced control to surgeons and, since the surgery is less invasive than traditional surgery, a faster healing time for patients.  

• Xenex Germ-Zapping Robot : HAIs often occur because hospitals can't always clean rooms with 100 percent sterility between patients, whether due to time constraints or the simple invisibility of germs. Whatever the reason, patients who are already immunocompromised are more susceptible to bacterial infection.To combat this elemental problem, the Xenex, an automated and portable robot, is used to disinfect entire hospital rooms in minutes using pulsed, full-spectrum UV rays that kill a range of infectious bacteria. It's designed to reduce HAIs such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

• The PARO Therapeutic Robot :  The PARO Therapeutic Robot is an interactive device that looks like a baby harbor seal and is designed to provide the benefits of animal therapy without relying on live animals. Animal therapy is a common tool for easing patient stress, but there are not always trained animals available to satisfy current need.Bonus: it charges by "sucking" on a charger shaped like a pacifier.

• The CyberKnife :  Cyberknife is a robotic surgery system that delivers radiation therapy to tumors with sub-millimeter precision.The CyberKnife system is now being used to treat cancer at hospitals and treatment centers all over the U.S.This "surgery" is actually non-invasive and minimizes the exposure of healthy organs and tissues to radiation. What's more, the CyberKnife has been shown to be remarkably effective in the long term for prostate cancer, although long-term control of other cancers have not been studied.