Operation with the KR Quantec
Kuka robots support minimally invasive surgery
Innovative technologies for minimally invasive surgery and more: Kuka and Siemens Healthineers are expanding their long-standing partnership. Kuka will supply 300 robots for the medical technology manufacturer's Artis phenography system this year and next.
The Kuka KR Quantec robot is the robotic centerpiece of ARTIS pheno, a state-of-the-art X-ray-based imaging system for interventional, cardiological and, above all, surgical disciplines. The system is used for various medical treatments, for example examinations of vascular diseases, repairs to heart valves or complex orthopaedic operations on the spine or pelvis.
KR Quantec moves the C-arm
The robot moves the C-arm with X-ray source and image converter around the patient. The surgeon has optimum access to the operating field during a medical procedure and is supported by the imaging. Using a joystick, the robot system can navigate precisely to the individual positions required by the attending physicians. This enables broad and versatile use in the hybrid OR.
300 more Kuka robots for Siemens Healthineers
Patients can be positioned differently on the operating table during surgical procedures, and quick adjustments to positioning are also possible, resulting in easier breathing or stabilization of blood pressure in certain situations.
Since 2016, this system has been in use in more than 550 hospitals around the world; including the previous versions, well over 1,200 of the innovative systems are in use.
You might also be interested in
Human-robot interaction at the trade fair
Sumitomo Drive Technologies is presenting its drive solutions for automation and robotics at Automatica 2023 together with the Lafert Group. The company will be showcasing two different applications of the Tuaka drive system for robot applications...
read more...Expert panel on artificial intelligence and robots at automatica
On the second day of automatica, Hall B4 at Messe München will be the venue for an event in the field of artificial intelligence and robotics. In four sessions, thought leaders from research and industry will shed light on pioneering developments...
read more...Siemens increases sustainability targets and investments
Siemens is further accelerating its activities in the area of sustainability. On the occasion of the publication of the Sustainability Report for fiscal year 2022, the company announces new, more ambitious targets for its own decarbonization as well...
read more...Efficient drive concepts for the plastics industry
Baumüller will be presenting drive and automation technology for various areas of the plastics industry at NPE 2024. Leading companies from the fields of film production, injection molding, extrusion, thermoforming, blow molding and recycling rely...
read more...Sensor controls prosthesis with nerve signals
The Stuttgart-based quantum technology company Q.ant has developed a magnetic field sensor that can measure the finest electrical currents via their magnetic field more easily and precisely than ever before.
read more...Tox servo press for clean room
The coast is clear here now
In sensitive sectors such as medical technology, the optical industry or electronics, cleanroom-compatible components are required for all processes. This also includes drives. With the servo presses from the Electricdrive Core series, Tox...
read more...Motion controller for small drives
Medium power range covered
Faulhaber has another housing-less and compact motion controller in its range, which is particularly suitable for integration in device construction and medical technology applications.
read more...Wire mesh filters in medical technology
In hardly any other industrial development sector are the demands placed on products as high as in medical technology. After all, human lives depend on the performance and reliable quality of medical devices.
read more...BBS Automation takes over Kahle Automation
EQT portfolio company BBS Automation accelerates its MedTech/Life Sciences strategy with the acquisition of Kahle Automation, an Italian provider of high-speed automation equipment for the MedTech and Life Sciences industry.
read more...