2023-09-08 23:12:31
He Angeles del Pedregal Hospital officially introduced to assistant Mako, and robotic arm that has revolutionized the field of knee and hip joint replacements since he arrived at the hospital, who has it exclusively to assist the best surgeons.
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What is the function of Mako, the robotic arm?
Mako, the robotic armit’s a technological advance that arrived at Angeles del Pedregal Hospital to mark a considerable change in the way these highly specialized surgeries are approached. In accordance with information from Excelsior national media, more than 2 million knees in the world have benefited from the use of Mako assistant since 2016.
Presentation of Mako at the Ángeles del Pedregal Hospital
He Angeles del Pedregal Hospital It was the scene where the Mako’s official presentation in it knee and hip arthroplasty symposium. The event had the outstanding participation of orthopedic doctors that detailed the benefits of this biomedical technology for the use of joint surgeries.
What are the benefits of Mako in knee and hip surgeries?
One of the mako salient features is its ability to provide visual feedback to surgeons. This precision has a significant impact on the patient, as the most notable results include:
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During the Mako presentation, Dr. Jonathan Hernández Molina, an orthopedic surgeon with a subspecialty in shoulder and knee, expressed his satisfaction with the robotic arm:
“It is a robotic assistant that is designed to perform hip or knee joint replacements with exact precision, it uses a system of preloaded images of a tomography that is performed on the patient prior to the procedure, with which we can do preoperative planning, in the that we can determine the exact size of the implant, the placement, the angulation, so that when we arrive at an operating room, what the surgeon does is direct the robot,” commented the specialist.
How does Mako work in knee and hip surgeries?
Mako uses a computed tomography of bone anatomy to create a highly personalized surgical plan. This involves identifying the desired size, orientation and alignment of the implant to guarantee optimal results, described Dr. Alicia Villalobos.
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Specialist Villalobos, 32, is the first certified woman to operate at robotic armhighlights that this approach minimizes human error, increasing patient satisfaction.
Thanks to its precision and customization capacity, Mako has become an indispensable ally for the orthopedic surgeons at Hospital Ángeles Pedregal. In addition, it has significantly improved the quality of life of millions of patients.
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