Diagnostic+and+therapeutic+tools

Tjeripo Tjiramba

= diagnostic and therapeutic tools =

Robotic Surgery
Robotic surgery has developed greatly in recent times due to the paralleled advancements in IT. Robotic surgery is the use of robots to assist in or perform surgery. There are three classifications for robotic surgery: remote surgery, minimally invasive surgery, and unmanned surgery. Remote surgery  is when a surgeon operates on a patient by controlling a surgical robot from a remote location. A designated fiber optic cable to ensure a safe and reliable connection, as well as minimal lag time.

The estimated safe lag time for a remote surgery is estimated at 330milliseconds, however a designated fiber optic cable can deliver a 200millisecond lag time over a 14,000km round trip. The hardware needed include television screens, cameras and microphones, robotic controls at the surgeon's end, and the surgical robot at the patient's end.

Prosthetic Devices

Prosthetic devices have been around and aiding people for thousands of years, however with the advancement in modern technology and IT, they have become for more useful for people. Nowadays prosthetic devices can be controlled by the brain and can help with things from walking to seeing.

This large advancement allowing people to control a part of their body such a a prosthetic arm or leg by thought allows for a lot less energy expenditure by the person. By connecting the wires of the device to the prosthetic device, it can be controlled by the user and have its own battery source. This integration of systems, the human and technological prosthetic ones, is what allows this new advancement in aiding the mobility and functionability of amputees.

Diagnostic Software

Diagnostic software in the medical field is growing more and more useful. Every year there are millions of deaths around the globe due to the inability to make an accurate diagnosis in time. With the increase in computer use and the computer literacy of people and doctors across the globe, medical diagnostic software is emerging with great prevalence.