Robotic tracheal intubations....

[Tee Cell]

First Robotic Tracheal Intubations in Humans Using the Kepler Intubation System
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22457483

Just came across this. Though it was interesting. Don't know if it was discussed here before. Seems to imply its use in situations outside the OR (i.e. ER department) and with occasional or less skilled intubators.

I like how in the discussion it says "...the ultimate goal is to fully automate the intubation process."

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[countingdays]

First Robotic Tracheal Intubations in Humans Using the Kepler Intubation System
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22457483

Just came across this. Though it was interesting. Don't know if it was discussed here before. Seems to imply its use in situations outside the OR (i.e. ER department) and with occasional or less skilled intubators.

I like how in the discussion it says "...the ultimate goal is to fully automate the intubation process."

It's probably very cost effective vs direct laryngoscopy.

 

[rsgillmd]

93 seconds! I hope that time comes down dramatically with experience. And this is probably with people used to manipulating the robot in other settings.

 

[Idiopathic]

my first thought was why do all these robots need their tracheas intubated

 

[Spinach Dip]

"...the ultimate goal is to fully automate the intubation process."

What they mean is:

"...The ultimate goal is to have one in every hospital, ensuring that our pockets will be stuffed with big, fat wads of cash while not really improving patient care in any meaningful way."

 

[007livesforever]

I am sure it is awesome ....if you can position the patient iust so, and have 93 seconds to intubate. Just because somthing can be done does not make it the right thing.

 

[jwk]

"The success rate was high...91%" WOW - wish we all had that level of competency.

Really not sure I see the point of this - you have an operator sitting at a console controlling a robotic arm. Hmmmm, sounds familiar. But hey, with just a single robotic arm, maybe the cost can be held to under a million.

 

[gasp]

Here is a link to a youtube video with KIS in action. This thing sucks.

 

[007livesforever]

This most absolutley falls into "because we can" category. It has zero clinical utility

 

[Mad Jack]

Here is a link to a youtube video with KIS in action. This thing sucks.

Dat state of the art control system:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/i...&cagpspn=pla&gclid=CN_R06HXrrwCFU7xOgodoWwATg

Also, I'm going to echo everyone else in saying wtf is the point of having this thing? I mean... You still need a minimum of two people for the intubation, it probably costs a fortune, and it takes forever to place the tube. If a team isn't comfortable performing a regular intubation due to inexperience, how the hell are they going to be comfortable using this crazy setup when they actually have to intubate? This is just a solution that is sorely in need of a problem.

 

[gasp]

Oh man oos.. Gotta wait till BF..

 

[deleted59964]

it's called the K.I.S

oh the irony