The Innovation of a New Robotic System Remotely Controlling Ventilators in the COVID-19 Pandemic

With the appearance of a new robotic system, the risk of staff exposure in hospital, specifically COVID-19 pandemic is eliminated.  

A new robotic system supports medical staff to remotely operating bedside machines, especially ventilators, from outside care rooms of patients who are suffering from some infectious diseases such as COVID-19.

Although the system, developed by a team of a university and medicine researchers, is still being tested, initial trials have represented how it could be utilized to help hospitals and medical staff preserve protective gear, limit cross contamination and provide more time for clinical work.

The robotic device is affixed to the ventilator's touch screen with a horizontal bar secured across the top edge. The bar serves as a stationary track for the back-and-forth movement of two connected vertical bars that extend the full height of the screen. As the vertical bars sweep across the screen, a stylus they carry moves up and down according to its commands, similar to how an Etch A Sketch moves its drawing tool along an X-Y axis. A camera connected to the top bar sends an image of the screen to the operator's tablet outside the room.

During a recent test at the hospital, staff could use the tablet to change oxygen percentage and volume delivered by a ventilator attached to a mannequin in an adjoining room. In the context of the epidemic, the appearance of this system is a great contribution to the prevention of COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: Tech Xplore

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