"Senior Sister Xie was talking about TECAB, which is completely endoscopic robot-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting." Mi Wenlin recounted his memories verbatim and translated what the senior sister said, with a sense of surprise in his tone.
A group of fellow juniors and juniors have done their homework in private, so they know that currently the only robots in the world that can do TECAB are Company B's robots, and TECAB is Company B's unique skill.
If you can fully understand the meaning of the above words, you can understand why Mr. Ren did not ask about TECAB at the beginning, but only emphasized beating heart surgery.
Here I would like to mention another famous robot company in the world that is as famous as Company B. The robots of Z.Z Company can also perform beating heart coronary artery bypass surgery MIDCAB, and robot minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery. As the name suggests, the robot only performs part of the surgery.
The procedure did not include fully endoscopic surgery.
From this we can infer how difficult TECAB is.
What is the difficulty with TECAB? Let’s compare it with the thoracoscope, the predecessor of the surgical robot.
When using thoracoscopy for coronary artery bypass grafting, many doctors also prefer to use thoracoscopy as a partial surgical assistant rather than full thoracoscopy.
Where do these doctors use laparoscopy to assist and where do they not assist? Which part of the surgery is involved?
We have said before that the best "bridge" in the human body for coronary artery bypass grafting is the internal mammary artery. In traditional surgery, collecting the internal mammary artery requires a midline incision to split the sternum. Laparoscopic technology, thoracoscope or surgical robot are used to collect the internal mammary artery.
Compared with traditional surgery, it has many advantages. It does not require splitting the sternum, which is beneficial to the patient and convenient for the doctor.
Therefore, laparoscopic technical assistance is primarily focused on this part of the surgical procedure.
Why don't doctors like to use laparoscopy to complete the following bypass surgery?
The heart is an irregular arc-shaped sphere. To sum it up simply, think of it as an egg. Is it easier to sew blood vessels on the arc-shaped surface of a jumping "egg" if you look directly at it? Or use a "long stick"
Is it easy to operate under difficult lighting conditions where the "mirror" can be adjusted left and right?
Obviously the former is easier.
Not to mention that bypass surgery can now also be performed with small incisions, which does not leave large scars on the patient and is convenient for podiatrists.
If this is the case, why pursue total endoscopic surgery?
Totally endoscopic surgery can enlarge the surgical field several times that of traditional surgery. This allows doctors to perform extremely precise and detailed surgeries with minimal trauma. This is something that surgery under direct vision cannot do. Surgery under direct vision inevitably requires doctors to
I will use "thick" fingers to operate again.
It makes sense to design the robot well so that doctors can perform TECAB.
If their team is really able to achieve this, it will definitely be on par with Company B's technology as the best in the world.
He didn't dare to dream of such a dream. The first goal was to catch up with the second company Z and become a MIDCAB.
"You said you can choose more complex surgical cases?" Ren Zhelun made sure his ears heard correctly.
Junior Sister Wanwan, the superwoman, told him that we can catch up with Company B and make more complex TECAB?!
The surroundings were so quiet that you could hear a pin drop on the ground. A large group of people holding their breath had the same mentality as Mr. Ren, and were too shocked to express.
Xie Wanying didn't have time to open her mouth to answer Senior Brother Ren's question.
Ring ring ring cell phone ring.
Ren Zhelun took out his mobile phone from the pocket of his white coat.
Boss Zhang called him: "Bring Xie Wanying down to my office. Director Fang brought a medical record."