Thomas M. Hemmerling, specialist at McGill and professor of anesthesia at McGill University, developed a robotic system named Kepler Intubation System. According to the report, the system may facilitate the intubation procedure and decrease the likelihood of complications associated with airway management.
Dr. Hemmerling performed the world’s first robot intubation at Montreal General Hospital in April. The system allows physicians to operate a robotically mounted video laryngoscope using a joystick from a remote workstation, which allows them to insert an endotracheal tube into the patient’s trachea.
Clinical testing in patients has now begun after successfully performing extensive tests with medical simulation mannequins, according to the report.
Read the DNA report on the world’s first robotic intubation.
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