Fan Cheng The sampling robot allows clinicians to keep a distance from infected patients
Published on:2020-07-08
The remote specimen collection robot developed by the Department of science and information and communication technology of the Korean Institute of machinery and raw materials (kimm) can no longer be in direct contact between medical staff and patients.
A team led by Dr. joonho SEO of the Department of medical assistant robotics at kimm Daegu medical devices and green energy research center and a team led by Professor Nam hee Kim of Dongguo University School of medicine developed a remote robot system to collect samples from the upper respiratory tract of people with symptoms.
The robot system consists of a master device controlled by medical personnel and a slave robot interacting with patients. The slave robot is equipped with a disposable swab, which takes samples from the patients nose and mouth and moves according to the operation of the master device.
The team will use the robots remote control technology for remote sampling. The sampling swab of the slave robot moves or rotates according to the operation of the master device, and takes back the sample when inserting the mouth or nose. The system also supports video and audio communication between patients and doctors.
Medical staff can directly operate the robot when observing the position of swabs in the patients nose or mouth on the camera. The insertion force of cotton swab can be monitored remotely, which further improves the accuracy and safety of sampling.
The system is expected to significantly reduce the risk of covid-19 and other high-risk diseases among medical staff. The robot is affordable and only the size of a patients face, making it a viable solution for a variety of medical environments.
"Even without direct contact, this technology can obtain samples from people presenting symptoms of high-risk diseases. I hope it can be used to screen for high-risk diseases such as covid-19, and I hope it will contribute to the safety and well-being of medical personnel during pandemics and epidemics," said Dr. joonho SEO of kimm
"The robot not only reduces the risk of infection among medical staff, but also eliminates the need to wear bulky protective equipment. I believe it will have a variety of clinical applications, especially in the diagnosis of infectious diseases such as liver cirrhosis," said Professor Nam hee Kim of Dongguo University
A team led by Dr. joonho SEO of the Department of medical assistant robotics at kimm Daegu medical devices and green energy research center and a team led by Professor Nam hee Kim of Dongguo University School of medicine developed a remote robot system to collect samples from the upper respiratory tract of people with symptoms.
The robot system consists of a master device controlled by medical personnel and a slave robot interacting with patients. The slave robot is equipped with a disposable swab, which takes samples from the patients nose and mouth and moves according to the operation of the master device.
The team will use the robots remote control technology for remote sampling. The sampling swab of the slave robot moves or rotates according to the operation of the master device, and takes back the sample when inserting the mouth or nose. The system also supports video and audio communication between patients and doctors.
Medical staff can directly operate the robot when observing the position of swabs in the patients nose or mouth on the camera. The insertion force of cotton swab can be monitored remotely, which further improves the accuracy and safety of sampling.
The system is expected to significantly reduce the risk of covid-19 and other high-risk diseases among medical staff. The robot is affordable and only the size of a patients face, making it a viable solution for a variety of medical environments.
"Even without direct contact, this technology can obtain samples from people presenting symptoms of high-risk diseases. I hope it can be used to screen for high-risk diseases such as covid-19, and I hope it will contribute to the safety and well-being of medical personnel during pandemics and epidemics," said Dr. joonho SEO of kimm
"The robot not only reduces the risk of infection among medical staff, but also eliminates the need to wear bulky protective equipment. I believe it will have a variety of clinical applications, especially in the diagnosis of infectious diseases such as liver cirrhosis," said Professor Nam hee Kim of Dongguo University
