Beurer; Hall 10, booth D20; phone: +49(0)731-3989-4271

Robotics for diagnostics, therapy and rehabilitation now with new functions

During MEDICA 2023, KUKA will demonstrate robot-based solutions which support doctors and therapists. The scope of possible areas of application ranges from biopsies in the case of brain tumors to ultrasound examinations to rehabilitation after accidents or strokes. The collaborative applications are based on the sensitive “LBR Med” by KUKA with seven axles, which was certified as the world’s first robot-based component for integration into medical products. “LBR Med” can for example offer support during ultrasound examinations. In an application, KUKA demonstrates the advantages of haptic telemanipulation using ultrasound as an example. Thanks to high-performance software, the highly sensitive “LBR Med” can be remotely controlled using the transducer. This can significantly relieve therapists during daily work in a practice or clinic, as they can assume a comfortable position during examination and use a light-weight input device, while the robot supplies the necessary strength for the examination. The exhibit “ROBERT” from Life Science Robotics focuses on relief for therapists: Until now, the rehabilitation robot has been mobilizing the lower extremities of patients confined to bed after an accident or stroke. The audience of professionals at MEDICA will experience a new feature at the KUKA booth: “ROBERT” can now provide therapy for the upper extremities. The exhibit by Flux Robotics, which can support cardiac surgeons during their work, however demands the highest precision. The KUKA partner from the Netherlands will present the “Flux One System” at MEDICA 2023, a magnet-based technology integrated into the robotic arm of “LBR Med”. Using this patent navigation, cardiac and vascular surgeons for example can maneuver flexible surgical instruments through blood vessels without any direct physical contact. This increases the precision and efficiency of surgical interventions, for example when inserting stents or for other minimal invasive surgeries (MIS).

KUKA; Hall 10, booth A22; phone: +49 152 59295390

A “pocket sized” electron microscope

At the MEDICA START-UP PARK (Hall 12) which this year has seen a record participation of almost 50 start-ups, German founding teams play an important role. One of them is ‘Meiluft’. Their “pocket-sized electron microscope” is supposed to detect even the smallest particles contained in air and liquids. This enables a faster analysis of viruses, which could be very beneficial in preventing infectious diseases from spreading. All in all, the device serves to generate an image of, recognize and categorize particles in the range of a hundred nanometers. The integrated sensor makes particles visible which currently are only able to be recognized in a laboratory using conventional electron microscopes. This happens in combination with an Artificial Intelligence which controls the sensor and evaluates images. Further areas of application for this innovative tool come to mind, for example monitoring drinking water. It is for example possible to detect nano-plastics without interrupting operations, which makes it possible for the first time to protect the population from these particles.

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