World's first robot with a brain tumor surgery operation is successful

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Development Canada University of Calgary's robot arm "neural" under the command of the doctor's remote control, successfully as a woman with a brain tumor. This is the world's first use of the robot finish of brain tumor surgery.

The first cases in the world

An operation is a woman, 21 · nighasan PEC. Nighasan suffering from neurofibromatosis, this disease makes her brain constantly grow benign tumors, various sensory capacities due to the effects of continuous degradation of tumor.

In March of this year, doctors use traditional methods, from the back of the brain, Carson takes out a fist-sized tumors, but another tumor soon severely affected her sense of smell. Nicole Carson is a Cook, is critical to her sense of smell. So, the doctor is ready again for tumor resection, Carson, except that the operation is determined by the robot.

"Just started listening to the robotic surgery, I was afraid," United Kingdom "times 19, invoke, Carson's words," but I believe the doctor, I know they will ensure my security ".

Operation carried out, which lasted 12 days 9 hours a day, doctor via the remote control and image display command robot, successfully from Carson brain out of the egg shape of the tumor.

Deft precision

This operation, the doctor had used robots from human tissue samples, but out of the use of robots for brain tumor resection is the first time.

This is Nicole Carson operation of robot is the development of the medical faculty of the University of Calgary "neural arm." And the surgeon's hands, "neural arm" has the advantage that it can more small area more stable movement to ensure that no error occurs. Typically, the manpower to stable Mobile 1 mm to 2 mm, and the "nerve" can stabilize the mobile arm of 50 microns. 1 micron is one millionth of one meter.

There are many patients waiting for "neural arm" as its own implementation of the operation. Famous universities of Oxford and Cambridge also expressed the purchase "neural arm".

University of Calgary Faculty of medicine, Professor of Neurology, neuro-research and development team responsible for arm Garnett · Sutherland said: "the success of this robot to brain tumor resection, Carson is a technological breakthrough in the medical profession. Through images, doctors are able to guide the robot's tumor resection of complex. All operations are very accurate. ”

Prospect

Sutherland recognized the dexterity of the robot is still not human, but he believed that, as the technology advances, the robot future alternative to doctor-patient surgery. Sutherland said: "this technology is a breakthrough, it also will continue to develop. ”

"The surgeon's hands are tied. A long time, the hands will fatigue, and in some parts of the brain are unable to contact staff, the robot can, "Sutherland said:" the robot can do it with human hand accurately, even more accurate. ”

Sutherland, in turn, Carson's brain, he did not expect to face cancer so complicated. It was various nerve and organizational mission package, in this case, the doctor is very difficult to have it removed, but the robot is done.

Sutherland was of the view that the use of robots doing surgery cure various diseases of the human brain.