The transformative potential of digital technologies in global healthcare has been felt more than ever in the past decade. The advent of artificial intelligence (AI), big data analytics, wearable technology, and robotics are beginning to change the healthcare landscape and raising the bar for caregiving. Robotics, in particular, is disrupting the healthcare sector with a myriad of benefits, creating a bold new era of personalized medicine where technology will make healthcare more efficient, accessible and equitable.
Expanding Accessibility and Providing Healthcare for All
Nearly 70% of surgeries in India are performed as open surgery. 1 Worldwide, approximately 60% of surgeries are performed as open surgery. The remainder is minimally invasive surgery (MIS), with only 3% being robot-assisted. 1 MIS significantly reduces postoperative recovery time compared to open surgery with fewer complications, shorter hospital stays, and faster return to normal activities. 2–4 Employing new technologies, such as robotics combined with AI, can expand accessibility in areas with limited infrastructure and steadily advance India’s health goals. .
When it comes to robotic-assisted surgery, the technology is evolving very quickly. For us, this means supporting our ongoing research and development efforts for existing robotic-assisted surgery platforms that can assist surgeons in the operating room and enhance the patient’s procedural experience. When Medtronic set out to create a new soft-tissue robotic-assisted surgery system called the Hugo Robotic-Assisted Surgery (RAS) system, we met with hundreds of surgeons and hospital executives, and their opinions changed the way we think. , helped shape some design choices. , including a modular architecture and an open console.
Promoting surgical innovation through research and development
The advent of robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) has provided an accurate and advanced method of performing minimally invasive surgery. At Medtronic, we believe that every patient around the world deserves quality surgical care. We believe that combining robotic technology with data and analytics can reduce unwanted variability and improve patient outcomes in the future. All this is made possible by robust research and development at the core of each innovation.
For example, the R&D team at the Medtronic Engineering & Innovation Center (MEIC) in India played a key role in the launch of the Medtronic Hug RAS system. MEIC provides R&D solutions to all Medtronic business groups worldwide. In the case of the Hugo RAS system, the Center contributed in a wide range of areas, including software, hardware, system engineering and quality. Also, despite the unprecedented global pandemic, the team was able to maintain significant momentum in the development of the system, which is now available for clinical use in India. The MEIC team will continue to support the surgical robotics business as we pursue future innovations in this exciting field. We are also gradually developing and adopting data analytics technology capabilities to help establish robust data analytics practices and gather meaningful insights to streamline clinician processes and standardize quality of care. Helpful.
Along with data and analytics, our focus on robotic-assisted surgery creates a continuous rhythm of product innovation that continues to solve problems and redefine the standards of surgery. This is made possible by a team that spans a wide range of engineering expertise, including software and hardware engineering design, systems engineering, and software quality engineering. Our team in India is shaping that exciting future today.
Being able to innovate is important, but in healthcare it’s about putting patients and end users at the center of everything and creating technology that is meaningful and solves problems.
Disclaimer
The above views are the author’s own.
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