Medical telepresence robots start work in North American hospitals

On Habré, telepresence robots have been described more than once and not twice, of course, which can be called “avatars”. Until now, such devices have been used in isolated cases, for example, to help educate a sick child who can attend school through the efforts of iRobot and InTouch Health. Robots are controlled by the iPad, and are equipped with direct and reverse communication channels. In January of this year, the FDA approved the telepresence platform RP-Vita, so the introduction of robots in hospitals can go without any problems.


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Among other things, robots will be able to provide the attending physician with a medical history for each specific patient. The device is currently 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 be used only to conduct a state of stroke patients. 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 host doctor. The robot is equipped with a good resolution optical system, so that the remote doctor can even examine the patient's eyes for additional diagnostics.

Via singularityhub