Medical robotics - KUKA LBR Med & HIFUSK fo high intensity focused ultrasound surgery

From diagnostics and treatment to surgery: the KUKA collaborative robot LBR Med becomes the medical assistant for various tasks in the healthcare sector. Medical product manufacturers can develop and approve a broader medical solution including LBR Med, as it is certified in accordance with the “CB certificate scheme“. It features materials and finishes that adhere to medical regulations and, thanks to its Inside electrical Med flange, can handle various connections for external power supplies, digital inputs and outputs, and Ethernet connections. A revolutionary application with the KUKA LBR Med collaborative robot, winner of the KUKA Innovation Award 2020, was developed by a group of researchers at the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Studi Universitari e Perfezionamento in Pisa. The researchers have designed an end effector, which uses high-intensity focused ultrasound technology to remove tumour tissue the size of a grain of rice, without leaving scars, without toxic effects on the patient, without anaes