Medical devices are one of the important fields for AI applications, and the medical robot sector has attracted significant attention from the capital market. A reporter from China Securities Journal explored the “Medical Robot Zone” at the China International Medical Equipment Fair (CMEF), where new products such as orthopedic intelligent surgical robots equipped with “smart brain,” “smart eye,” and “smart hand,” single-port laparoscopic surgical robots, and intelligent micro spinal surgical robots were prominently displayed. Industry insiders indicate that with the rapid development and deep application of technologies such as artificial intelligence and intelligent sensing, the medical robot industry will witness more technological innovations.Innovative Products Continue to EmergeIn the highly popular medical robot zone, various types of “black technology” were showcased. As a national high-tech enterprise focused on orthopedic AI and surgical robot solutions, Changmu Valley presented the ROPA orthopedic intelligent surgical robot. Chairman Zhang Yiling introduced to reporters that this surgical robot is the first orthopedic intelligent surgical robot equipped with deep learning technology, cleverly utilizing the “smart brain,” “smart eye,” and “smart hand” to simulate the thinking of experienced experts.Intelligent surgical robot Photo by reporter Li Mengyang“Through the intelligent surgical robot, we can perform very precise surgical path planning preoperatively using artificial intelligence, achieving surgical control accuracy that surpasses sub-millimeter levels, which is very high in the industry. Currently, Changmu Valley’s AI innovative products have covered more than 150 health check institutions and over 1,000 hospitals nationwide. Medical institutions in remote areas such as Tibet, Xinjiang, Heilongjiang, and Guizhou have also begun to apply these technologies, helping many grassroots hospital doctors enhance their diagnostic and treatment services, allowing them to perform surgeries better with surgical robots, truly enabling technology to benefit the people,” Zhang Yiling stated. In February of this year, the Tumai single-port laparoscopic surgical robot under Shanghai MicroPort Medical Robotics (Group) Co., Ltd. was officially approved for market launch. At this exhibition, the reporter saw the aforementioned new products, and many attendees tried operating the surgical robot. Staff at the MicroPort booth informed the reporter that the Tumai single-port laparoscopic surgical robot mainly consists of a doctor control console, a patient platform, and an imaging platform, and is currently primarily used in gynecology, urology, and general surgery. “Compared to multi-port surgical robots, our single-port robot has the advantage of requiring only one incision during surgery, allowing complex surgeries to be completed using minimally invasive methods, enabling more precise operations by doctors, and allowing patients to recover faster post-surgery.” Ruichu Technology also brought its self-developed puncture surgical navigation positioning system RC120. Staff at Ruichu Technology’s booth explained that this surgical navigation positioning system features the world’s first “CT imaging and intelligent sensing integration” technology, primarily used for puncture surgeries, with specific application scenarios including biopsy, ablation, preoperative localization, and particle implantation. “Doctors can guide the corresponding instruments directly to the lesion along the end sleeve, meaning we have simplified the entire surgical process, assisting doctors in safely, efficiently, and precisely completing surgeries. Currently, this surgical navigation positioning system has been effectively applied in over 10 top-tier hospitals nationwide.” “AI technology is accelerating its penetration into application fields such as surgical robots and medical imaging,” stated Guoxin Securities. According to Dongwu Securities, with the increasing aging population and the rising incidence of chronic and complex diseases, the demand for medical robots will continue to grow. In particular, the rehabilitation robot and assistive robot markets will help more patients restore limb function, improve quality of life, and effectively reduce the workload of medical staff. With the rapid development and deep application of technologies such as artificial intelligence and intelligent sensing, the medical robot industry will witness more technological innovations and upgrades.Promoting Innovative Development in the Field of Flexible Medical RobotsAt this year’s CMEF, the “Robots and Smart Medical Summit Forum” was recently held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center. At the meeting, the Shanghai Flexible Medical Robot Key Laboratory was officially inaugurated. This laboratory is built on the foundation of Shanghai Tongren Hospital and the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Medical Robot Research Institute. The laboratory focuses on interdisciplinary innovation and integration, using complex living organisms as a starting point to conduct technological breakthroughs in key core technologies such as new materials, flexible drives, AI and intelligence, bionics, and biological hybrids, aiming to develop new medical robot products that are affordable and intelligent for grassroots promotion, addressing important health issues. It also explores new ideas, methods, and models for improving human health, promoting the collaborative development of cutting-edge robot technology and medical health technology innovation. Yang Guangzhong, founding director of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Medical Robot Research Institute, introduced that in recent years, advancements in deep learning have greatly enhanced the perception and decision-making capabilities of robots. At the same time, progress in materials science and the application of bionic design principles are also shaping the future of robot technology from another perspective. Traditional robot development has mainly focused on rigid structures and mechatronics. However, due to limitations in body and movement flexibility, they cannot meet the demands of performing special tasks in complex, delicate, or confined spaces. Flexible robots, which possess dexterity, deformability, and high adaptability, provide a promising direction to overcome these limitations. Notably, Academician Zhang Xu of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Director of the Urology Department at the PLA General Hospital systematically demonstrated the innovative breakthroughs in remote surgery using domestically produced surgical robots at the conference. His team successfully performed remote surgeries using domestically developed robotic systems over distances of 3,000 kilometers (Beijing to Sanya) and 8,100 kilometers (Rome to Beijing), with bidirectional network latency stably controlled between 50 and 135 milliseconds, and bandwidth compressed to 5 to 15M while maintaining high-definition images, achieving globally leading key technical indicators. Technological innovations include real-time control of bleeding dynamic models and priority transmission algorithms for areas of interest, breaking through the 300-millisecond latency limit to achieve smooth remote operations.
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