Passive Robotic Surgery Systems in Orthopedics
Arthroplasty is a reliable treatment option for severe osteoarthritis. Its success depends on longevity and improvement of the patient’s daily life in terms of functionality and pain.
These largely depend on parameters that can be controlled during surgery by the surgeon, such as the axis of the lower limb, the weighing of the soft tissues, the maintenance of the joint line as well as the placement of the prosthesis (alignment, size, etc.). In this direction, several computer-assisted orthopedic surgery systems have been developed in the last two decades.
One type of these ‘robotic’ surgery systems are the ‘passive robotic surgery’ systems, which are also known as navigators.
In these systems, there is no direct action of the machine. The surgeon operates and intraoperatively exchanges information with the computer via special sensors and a camera.
Thus, there is intraoperative control and precision of the mechanics, the ‘cuts’ in the bones and finally the placement of the artificial prosthesis. This ensures better-faster initial rehabilitation, less pain, less blood loss, better functionality and longevity of the new joint.
The Palaio Faliro Hospital, in the context of continuous technological development and the provision of high-level personalized services to the patient, has purchased the BLU-IGS Passive Robotics system from Orthokey Italy, which is the latest generation technological development for the digitally guided performance of Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty as well as biomechanical analysis-simulation of movement through the Mirro, Hopper and Klee software respectively.
The main advantages of the BLU-IGS system are:
- It also has software for hip arthroplasty (except for the knee).
- It requires a short time to collect data intraoperatively for mapping the joint.
- It is compatible with any access technique chosen by the surgeon.
- It is an ‘’open platform’’, meaning that any prosthesis can be used without binding the surgeon ˙ he can choose the most appropriate prosthesis for each patient.
- It does not require preoperative CT scan.
- It ensures the avoidance of asymmetry in hip arthroplasty.
- It enables the development of new software.
