What medical equipment allows operations requiring great precision?
The increasing number of surgeries has a negative impact on the health of surgeons. Long stays in the operating room can cause pain in the back, neck, and wrists of medical professionals, especially surgeons. These conditions can shorten your career.
To enable optimal precision in operations, traditional instruments such as the scalpel or filter needle can now be complemented by electronic equipment to reduce human error.
Powered medical devices offer a way to ease the strain on surgeons by providing tools that make surgery more precise and less stressful on the body. Each type of medical device has several advantages for the surgeon. In fact, there are many types of powered medical devices, from bone saws to cast removers. Most often, these tools are grouped by power source, shape, or application.
Characteristics of electric surgical instruments
There are three main methods of powering surgical instruments. Battery, mains power, air pressure. Most modern designs move away from pneumatics and focus on electrical options. This is because the battery and electric drive designs are more compact and the electric motor allows for more controlled actuation. This is important for precision surgery.
The battery design can be very versatile as it does not require cables and has an unrestricted operating range. However, batteries don’t last forever and certain complex operations take longer, so battery-powered tools aren’t always good enough.
Shape is an important factor for medical devices. There are two main shapes used for power surgical devices, the pistol grip and the pencil grip. Since the way to hold the tool changes depending on the shape, it is directly linked to the design of the tool.
Pencil grips are more precise and ideal for more delicate surgical instruments. It is also less bulky and allows the operator to be closer to the patient. Pistol grips, on the other hand, allow the holder to grip the tool harder, allowing for greater control.
The application of high precision medical equipment.
The two main uses of powered surgical instruments are sawing and drilling.
Power sawing is the more popular application of the two, especially when it comes to cutting bone. There are three main types of saw cut motion: oscillatory, reciprocating, and sagittal. Each of these types of saws have specific areas where they are best suited.
Power drilling applications have a variety of uses, from dentistry to reconstructive surgery. They are used to drill holes to hold pins, plates, and screws. Alternatively, it can be used to remove cavities in preparation for fillings. Accurate drilling is therefore central to a successful operation.
Motion control
Precision powered surgical instruments are becoming increasingly important to the success of modern surgery. Due to the large number of surgeries performed, it is important that our medical professionals are equipped with quality medical equipment rather than the classic surgical instruments of yesteryear.
So it’s clear that motion control is already changing medical procedures and has the ability to change that. The motion control market is estimated to be worth $22.84 billion by 2022. And this robotics will form the next wave of motion systems, with him projected to be worth $23.9 billion in 2022 alone.
Uses of motion systems in medicine include bionic prostheses, wheelchairs capable of navigating stairs and rough terrain, air pumps for ventilation, implanted mechanical valves, and microsurgical instruments. Again, advanced modeling technologies such as metal-based 3D printers and simulation software give designers more flexibility and speed.
Automation also plays an important role in product personalization or personalization. Automated processes enable EMS partners to move from high-speed mass production to agile systems that can seamlessly change the type of manufactured product without stopping the line.
New manufacturing techniques, from computer numerical control (CNC) cutting to 3D printing, eliminate the need for tool changes and enable single-batch production.
