A surgeon at Albert Einstein Hospital, in São Paulo, eliminated a prostate in an operation with gear that has 4 arms
ninth of Might
2023
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O Hospital Albert Einstein in São Paulo carried out final Wednesday (3), the primary surgical procedure with the Hugolatest robotic surgeon debuting in Brazil. Urologist Arie Carneiro was liable for the process, which consisted of eradicating a prostate.
Hugo is a brand new sort of robotic surgeon, launched by Anvisa in April 2022, which is being utilized in international locations equivalent to England, Germany, Canada, Japan, India and Panama.
The primary affected person operated on by the Hugo robotic in Brazil was discharged the subsequent day and is doing nicely.
The way it works?
- The machine has 4 arms that may separate and reassemble in several configurations;
- The affected person is sedated on the working desk, and small holes are made for the robotic’s 4 arms to enter;
- Hugo permits medical doctors to carry out 3D procedures transmitted in actual time on an enormous display screen;
- The doctor doesn’t must insert his head right into a panel to function the Hugo, as with related units;
- As a substitute, he wears particular glasses and controls Hugo by means of a selected console;
- The surgical procedure is minimally invasive, with smaller incisions and the potential for quicker restoration.
Robotic surgical procedure market
The Hugo robotic is seen as a possible competitor to the Da Vincifrom the corporate Intuitivewhich is already utilized in a number of surgical procedures around the globe.
Regardless of the excessive value of the preliminary funding, robotic surgical procedure can keep away from postoperative problems and the necessity to carry out additional procedures. This may be advantageous for each the affected person and the healthcare system.
One of these process has been more and more used around the globe, with greater than 11,000 surgical procedures carried out with the assistance of robots at Albert Einstein Hospital.
In Brazil, the primary time this occurred was in 2008. The worth of the gear used at Albert Einstein Hospital was not revealed by the machine’s creator, Medtronic, however fashions from the corporate Intuitive are priced at roughly US$ 2.5 million.
