July 18th.
The First Affiliated Hospital of Gusu University.
In a certain operating room.
Chen Yu was testing the performance of the Da Vinci surgical robot.
Dean Zhao Ming, along with Qin Shuang, Ning Feng, and 10 other students from the research group, watched from the side.
In the control console in the distance.
Chen Yu used both hands to operate two master controllers and foot pedals to control the instruments and a 3D high-definition endoscope.
The control system naturally extended his eyes and hands onto the operating table.
He could see the surgical field through the stereoscopic eyepiece in front of him.
The Da Vinci robot's robotic arm would hold the surgical instrument tip and move in sync with his hands.
On the operating table.
The bedside robotic arm system, composed of four movable base robotic arms, was operating in an orderly manner.
The central robotic arm was the holder arm, responsible for holding the camera system for 3D imaging.
The other three robotic arms were responsible for holding the surgical instruments.
One robotic arm could be seen cutting the skin of a cherry and then peeling it off.
Then, two robotic arms stitched the skin back together perfectly.
Next to the operating table.
A 3D high-definition endoscope screen displayed the images captured by the robotic arm, showing everything in detail.
Everyone watched Chen Yu's demonstration quietly.
Being able to control the Da Vinci surgical robot to peel and sew a cherry indicated that Professor Chen's medical skills were extremely high.
You know.
The robotic arm is an extension of the doctor's arm.
To be able to use it as if it were one's own arm.
It requires superb medical skills!
Next.
Chen Yu continued to control the robotic arm, completing various tests.
Using the Da Vinci surgical robot to peel a quail egg.
Using the Da Vinci surgical robot to fold origami cranes.
Using the Da Vinci surgical robot to carve a pumpkin lantern.
Using the Da Vinci surgical robot to assemble LEGO toys.
Using the Da Vinci surgical robot to paint a miniature painting.
Seeing this scene.
Everyone present was filled with emotion.
Compared to surgeons.
The Da Vinci surgical robot could help doctors increase their field of vision, significantly improve operating accuracy, avoid hand tremors, shorten surgery time, make patient wounds smaller, and speed up postoperative recovery, among other advantages.
Because of this.
The Da Vinci robot is expensive.
Imported from abroad to China, each unit costs over 20 million yuan.
Of course…
The Da Vinci surgical robot is, after all, a medical device.
To fully utilize the capabilities of the device, one must master advanced operating techniques!
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After a thorough test.
Chen Yu said to Zhao Ming, the dean of the First Affiliated Hospital of Gusu University, "Dean Zhao, the Da Vinci surgical robot is indeed very powerful."
“Oh? Tell me more.”
Zhao Ming asked with interest.
Chen Yu explained in detail, "Through my comprehensive testing over the past two days, I have discovered that the Da Vinci robot has numerous advantages.
For example, robot surgery can protect the patient's various functions, reduce blood loss, and minimize surgical complications.
For example, during robot surgery, the robotic arm can rotate 360 degrees to reach the affected area, making it more flexible and precise than human hands.
For example, the robot's 3D stereoscopic imaging system produces very clear images, allowing for better identification and protection of nerves and blood vessels during surgery.
For example, robot surgery allows for human-machine integration, reducing surgeon fatigue. By using the robotic hand, physiological tremors are filtered out, avoiding the impact of human breathing and physiological trembling on operation, enhancing surgical stability and safety.
To be honest.
Surgical robots can truly elevate traditional surgical procedures to the next level!"
As his words fell.
Zhao Ming nodded in agreement.
It was precisely because of the amazing effects of the Da Vinci surgical robot.
That top hospitals in China were willing to spend over 20 million yuan to buy and import it.
He changed the subject, saying, "Professor Chen, after the Da Vinci surgical robot was brought to our hospital, many patients have come here hoping to use it for complex surgeries. What do you think…"
“I’ll do it!”
Chen Yu smiled, “I happen to be teaching students recently and need to have a live demonstration for them!”
“Then thank you, Professor Chen!”
Zhao Ming quickly expressed his gratitude.
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The next day.
The First Affiliated Hospital of Gusu University performed a special surgery.
The patient was a 72-year-old female patient with pancreatic cancer.
Lead surgeon Chen Yu would control the Da Vinci surgical robot to perform a pancreatoduodenectomy on the patient.
Pancreatoduodenectomy is one of the most difficult surgeries in the field of surgery.
Such a complex surgery also drew the attention of media reporters.
The surgery was broadcast using a similar method to live streaming.
While in the operating room, Chen Yu controlled the Da Vinci robot to perform the surgery and communicated with doctors outside the operating room through a large screen. The chief of hepatobiliary surgery at Ruijin Hospital in Shanghai was responsible for real-time commentary.
Ordinary surgeries involve a group of medical staff surrounding the operating table.
But this surgery was performed by Chen Yu sitting in the corner of the operating room, using a control console and four robotic arms.
After the patient was anesthetized, the initial steps, such as making holes, were completed.
Then, four interactive robotic arms entered the patient's abdominal cavity through the holes made.
They were controlled by Chen Yu through the control console. Three of the arms were instrument arms, such as a scalpel, scissors, and a cauterizer.
The fourth arm was an endoscopic camera arm.
It could magnify the surgical scene inside the abdominal cavity 10 times or more and display it in 3D on the control console in real time.
Because the surgery was very difficult, it required assistance.
Therefore, in addition to the four holes in the patient's abdomen, there were also two holes, 5 mm and 10 mm in diameter, for draining abdominal fluid and delivering gauze, etc.
Chen Yu sat at the control console, looked through the stereoscopic eyepiece to see the 3D images of the surgery, and operated the robotic arms using two foot pedals and two hand controllers.
The robotic surgical system measured and filtered his hand movements, converting them into more precise micro-movements of the instruments, allowing the surgical tools under the robotic arms, such as the scalpel, scissors, forceps, or needle holders for suturing, to complete 540-degree rotations within the narrow abdominal cavity.
His dissection, separation, hemostasis, cutting, ligation, and suturing were masterful. He was proficient in single hook, electrocoagulation, ultrasound knife, cutting suture, and suture needle with thread.
After six hours.
The patient's pancreas and duodenum were successfully removed.
Chen Yu then spent another two to three hours reconstructing the patient's digestive tract.
Throughout the entire surgical procedure, the patient's blood loss was less than 100 ml, and there were no complications.
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When it was all over.
The media reporters and medical professionals outside the operating room applauded Chen Yu warmly.
Traditional laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy is complex, with a high rate of postoperative complications. It is one of the most complex surgeries in abdominal surgery, second only to liver transplantation, considered the "Mount Everest" of hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery.
But Professor Chen, using the Da Vinci surgical robot, completed the surgery effortlessly.
On the one hand, times have changed.
On the other hand, Professor Chen himself possesses extremely superb medical skills.
As he completed the first Da Vinci robotic pancreatoduodenectomy in Jiangsu Province, he was destined to become famous throughout the province's medical community and be known by his peers in the field!