Robotics in interventional cardiology?

[FutureDoctor317]

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http://www.cathlabdigest.com/Roboti...anscatheter-Treatment-Coronary-Artery-Disease


Seems really cool and gets rid of the whole radiation exposure scare in interventional cardiology and EP. Wonder how long, if ever, its gonna take for this to catch on.

 

[sacrament]

What it'll come down to is the ROI. There are countless gadgets and toys and widgets that you can implement in the cath lab that are cool and handy, but if it doesn't result in either a profound clinical benefit or at least a marginal financial benefit, it won't be utilized much.

 

[floppy valve]

I've seen this CorPath device in action. To be honest, there are some things about it which I really liked... in my opinion, its very useful to make very precise (say 1mm) changes in the position of the balloon/stent. I think its also useful to thread the wire across complex anatomy...

However, this technology is yet in the preliminary stages. Even if the cardiologist is sitting in his lead cockpit, there has to be a Cath Tech (with a Fellow) standing by the patient for access/changing wires & guides, etc. Plus, its a time consuming process.

Once mature, this technology will be pretty cool!

 

[EPADHA]

http://www.cathlabdigest.com/Roboti...anscatheter-Treatment-Coronary-Artery-Disease


Seems really cool and gets rid of the whole radiation exposure scare in interventional cardiology and EP. Wonder how long, if ever, its gonna take for this to catch on.

Granted how facility and work RVUs for PCI have changed in the last ten years, and are expected to decline, the only way this technology can be used outside of major research labs wd be if it dramatically improves procedural outcomes and techniques.