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A robot with a pair of ‘pinching claws’ attached to two humanoid-shaped arms is used to perform hysterectomies, which is the removal of the uterus, in three US medical facilities.
Called Hominis, this surgical system is operated by a human controller who maneuvers the robotic arms while watching the procedure happening on a screen in real time.
The robot features shoulders, elbow and wrist joints to provide human human level dexterity and 360-degree articulation.
An additional arm guides a laparoscopic video camera through a small, separate incision, to help visualize the internal procedure.
Hominis enters through the vagina to perform the hysterectomy and then wraps its arms around the uterus to perform the operation.
The robot was developed by Israel-based Memic Innovation Surgery, which announced the technology is being used at Florida Healthcare’s Kendall Regional Medical Center, AdventHealth Celebration and The Women’s Hospital at Jackson Memorial.
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A robot with a pair of ‘pinching claws’ attached to two humanoid-shaped arms is performing hysterectomies, which is the removal of the uterus, in three US medical facilities
Memic Innovative Surgery’s Hominis system is intended to assist with the removal of the uterus, along with one or both of the fallopian tubes and ovaries, in cases where there is no cancer present, as well as with the removal of ovarian cysts.
Hominis is the first robotic surgery system to received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
However, the FDA is requiring Memic to provide comprehensive training programs for surgeons and operating room staff before they can operate the device.
Dvir Cohen, co-founder and chief executive officer of Memic,
