Microsure robot used for super-microsurgery
Another clinical milestone was met by TU Eindhoven's spinoff, the Microsure system:
"Plastic surgeons at Maastricht University Medical Center have used a
robotic device to surgically treat lymphedema in a patient. This is the
world's first super-microsurgical intervention with 'robot hands'. The
surgeons used the robotic device to suture vessels of 0.3 to 0.8
millimeter in the arm of the patient. The robotic device, created by
Eindhoven company Microsure, enhances the surgeon's precision, making
this type of procedure easier to perform. The patient is doing well and
the surgeons are enthusiastic. The news of this extraordinary operation
has been announced at the 26th World Congress of Lymphology, in
Barcelona.
Surgeons in Maastricht found the solution in Eindhoven. The surgical
robot of Microsure, a spin-off of Eindhoven University of Technology and
Maastricht University Medical Center, is controlled by a surgeon whose
hand movements are converted into smaller, more precise movements which
then are performed on the patient by a set of 'robot hands'. The device
also stabilizes any tremor in the surgeon's movements, which makes the
procedure more controlled and thus easier to perform. The Microsure
robot is expected to enhance a large number of microsurgical procedures
and enable new interventions that are currently impossible to perform by
hand. This will lead to better patient outcome and lower healthcare
costs due to a reduced rate of complication and less post-operative
treatment."
Source: MUMC
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