MILAN – The doctor is away, the directions about what to do made via the keyboard of the iPad: ‘Go to room 251. ” The robot starts moving forward and down the hospital corridor to reach the room of a patient with a problem of the heart arrhythmia. “Good morning, how are you today?” She asks the doctor while his figure appears on the monitor installed above the shoulders of the automaton mo ‘head. “I could feel better,” replied the old man who is about to undergo a series of medical tests. All will be performed with the help of robots.
His name is Rp-Life, which stands for “Remote Presence Virtual ‘. And his entrance lane is far from a science fiction movie. L ‘avatar of the doctor is a reality. The alter ego robotic moving, visiting, talking and performing medical tests on behalf of the doctor arrives for the first time in Italy directly from Santa Barbara, California. Yesterday, the debut, at the Policlinico San Donato, an institution of in-patient care in a scientific nature at the gates of Milan specializing in cardiovascular disease. While in the US there are already at work twelve hundred (the Food and Drug Administration approved their entry into the lane in 2013).
The doctor wants to see if the patient has dilated pupils, parameter crucial in the aftermath of stroke, so the camera activates the robot, thanks to an optical zoom, allows you to analyze even hundreds of kilometers away . The electrocardiogram just ran is framed and enlarged to be commented live. And, after a nurse attached to the robot video output of an ultrasound and a probe for endoscopy, the doctor can teleguidare the two exams. The metal body of Rp-Life goes on, like an arm, a stethoscope that allows you to auscultate the heart and lungs. The microphones allow communication between multiple physicians, each in a different place, a multidisciplinary consultation.
The robot, one meter high and 70, it costs between 100 and 180 thousand euro l ‘ year (for hire). At the Policlinico San Donato has taken two the doctor Carlo Pappone, also known as the electrician of the heart, which made the news at the opening of its new department of electrophysiology. “The robot does not replace the doctor, but is an extension of human capabilities that have an objective limit: you can not be in two places at once – says pimp, author of a recent discovery on the care for the Brugada syndrome, cause of sudden death among young people, often sports -. My avatar allows me to maintain relationships with patients and collaborators from a distance, or allow me to enter the room of a patient at night with the doctor on duty. ” It born, however, a question: so the medical risks of its humanity? Gabriella reflects Pravettoni, professor of State and promoter of the first pact between doctor and patient humanisation of care at IEO: “We should not think that technological innovation remove substance to the relationship between doctor and patient. Technology must help to give a more personalized response to the needs of each one. “
Thanks to a built-in GPS, the robot has memorized the space in which to move . And, after consultation, automatically returns to the charging station. Ready for the next visit. “Now I think this reality – says Jake Sully, the main character of the movie Avatar by James Cameron -. And the real world fantasy. “
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