Surgical robots and robot-assisted surgery

Maximum precision and safety: With the sensitive lightweight robot LBR Med, KUKA Medical Robotics is revolutionizing robotic-assisted surgery. As components of surgical assistance systems, robots are essential to the success of this medical technology.

Surgery is changing: Robotic arms become highly accurate and reliable surgical assistants

Robotic assistance systems offer high precision, rigidity, reach and payload capacity and have become indispensable in operating rooms around the world. The seven-axis LBR Med has become an integral part of our partners' robotic surgery systems. It allows interventions to be planned in advance with great precision, making them safer and more efficient and potentially leading to shorter hospital stays.

Robot-assisted surgery supports surgeons during physically demanding procedures by performing repetitive tasks. Robotic surgery can result in an improved recovery process for the patient and can relieve the surgeon during invasive and other surgical procedures. The introduction of robotic surgery in hospitals can lead to overall cost savings through reduced operating times. In addition, patient complications may be reduced.

Certified LBR Med cobot for robotic-assisted surgery

The benefits of robotic surgery

Offline path-planning

Offline path-planning allows surgeons to calculate the waypoints of a collision-free surgical path prior to surgery.
Precise manual guidance

Precise manual guidance provided by KUKA robotics technology facilitates accurate needle positioning during biopsies, for example.
Real-time control

Real-time communication with the cobot controller allows close monitoring of robotic-assisted surgery using tracking systems.
High-precision calibration

The high repeatability of ±0.1 mm or ±0.15 mm makes the cobot a precise surgical assistant for the surgical team.

Orthopaedic Robotic Knee and Hip Replacement

With this surgical system, HURWA? redefines orthopedic robotic surgery. The seven-axis design of the integrated LBR Med cobot arm increases the reach of surgical instruments and makes invasive procedures highly flexible. Pre-operative planning of the procedure allows precise control of the path, position and angle of the bone cutting procedures. This eliminates the risk of human error and speeds recovery. Robotic surgery with the integrated LBR Med delivers precise and safe results and will become a routine assistant for surgeons.

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Invasive robotic joint procedures

LCT Hospital in South Korea uses the "Dr. LCT" surgical robot developed by LCT Medical Center for orthopedic knee surgery. The hospital's surgical system is based on the LBR Med, whose medical software and safety features make it ideal for orthopedic surgery. The seven-axis surgical system provides superior freedom of movement, including the ability to maneuver around obstacles. "Dr. LCT" offers increased flexibility and stability, making it possible to work in hard-to-reach areas such as human joints and structures. The technology makes it possible to locate the surgical site with an accuracy of less than one millimeter.

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Robot-assisted personalized surgical procedure for knee surgery

Monogram Orthopaedics has developed an innovative approach to joint implantation. Their state-of-the-art system uses the LBR Med for robotic surgery to help surgeons perform high-precision orthopedic surgeries.
By combining customized prostheses and high-tech bone preparation instrumentation, the company has created a personalized orthopedic surgical solution tailored to the individual’s needs.

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Learn more about Robotic Surgery at Monogram Orthopaedics

This state-of-the-art robotic surgery solution integrates automated digital image analysis algorithms and artificial intelligence to unite orthopedics, 3D printing and robotics. This enables customized implantation and personalized surgeon assistance.

Robotic assistance for precise bone resection

ROBIN is a robotic surgical system developed by Orthokey specifically for knee replacement surgery and integrates the LBR Med as a robotic component. ROBIN is the first available open platform robotic system that can work with multiple implant manufacturers. There’s no need for preoperative imaging, such as CT-Scan or MRI, to determine patient’s individual anatomy. ROBIN positions itself on the operating table with a special tool that looks like a conventional cutting tool. During surgery, ROBIN continuously tracks the position of the bone and the tool and provides real-time feedback. The surgeon resects the bone while ROBIN indicates the optimal alignment and the correct cutting angle. The result is a more precise and efficient total knee replacement (TKA) procedure with fewer incisions.

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RONNA – next generation robotic system for stereotactic cranial neurosurgery.

RONNA G6 from Ronna Medical is the state-of the art robotic system specifically designed for stereotactic cranial neurosurgery, incorporating such features as ergonomic design, intuitive user interface, power driving, automatic patient localization and registration, surgery planning and control software and sub-millimeter accuracy. It is easy to learn and use, prioritizing the user.
The robotic system incorporates the LBR Med with 7 DOF. Proprietary software is used for the control and planning application. The robotic unit incorporates a self-driving mobile platform, providing mobility features and ensuring smooth, precise and versatile movement within the surgical environment while allowing automatic positioning to optimize efficiency, accuracy and comfort for the surgeon.
RONNA G6 uses a proprietary camera (RONNA Vision), one of its critical components, that offers advanced imaging capabilities that enhance patient localization and surgical accuracy and precision. It is a dual camera system, enabling non-contact patient localization through fast marker detection, streamlining the surgical setup process and enhancing operational efficiency.

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Neurosurgical system that integrates KUKA Medical Robotics's LBR Med and assists surgeons and patients.

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Safe invasive surgery with LBR Med

The sensitive LBR Med is the world's first robot to be certified for integration into a medical product under the IECEE – CB-Scheme. Medical device manufacturers can develop surgical systems and medical instruments based on the LBR Med much faster, which accelerates the medical device approval process - a significant competitive advantage in the medical device sector that will benefit hospitals.

With the LBR Med, KUKA offers a precise, multifunctional and, above all, safe instrument for the operating room. It is suitable for a wide range of surgical applications. The precise manual guidance, optimized stiffness and real-time control offer significant advantages in minimally invasive procedures, such as small incision orthopedics or laser surgery.

The comprehensive operating system of the LBR Med – KUKA Sunrise.OS Med – offers a wide range of functions for the configuration and programming of robotic surgical applications that support the surgeon in his work. Optional packages for customer-specific requirements are available at any time. Interfaces ensure that the system controller can be seamlessly connected to existing customer systems.