Telepresence medical robots start working in North American hospitals

On Habré, telepresence robots have been described more than once or twice, which can be called "avatars", with some stretch, of course. So far, such devices have been used in isolated cases, for example, to help educate a sick child who can attend school created through the efforts of iRobot and InTouch Health. Robots are controlled via the iPad, and are equipped with direct and reverse channels of communication. In January of this year, the FDA already approved the RP-Vita's telepresence platform, so the introduction of robots in hospitals can go without any problems.



Among other things, robots will be able to provide the attending physician with a case history for each specific patient. Now the device is being tested in seven hospitals in North America, including Dignity Health, Sacramento, CA; Hoag Memorial Hospitial Presbyteria, Orange County, CA; Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Burbank, CA; Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, WV; Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH; and Instituto de Salud del Estado de Mexico, Toluca, Mexico.



Now robots will only be used to check the status of patients with stroke. The company equipped the robot with thirty sensors that allow the device to avoid obstacles in the form of people, medical equipment and other things. If necessary, the robot can pave an alternative path to the place where it was sent by the "master" doctor. The robot is equipped with an optical system with good resolution, so that the remote doctor can even examine the patient’s eyes for additional diagnosis.

Via singularityhub