This technology should be feasible, because now medical technology and science and technology has been very advanced, many intelligent medical equipment operation success rate is very high.
In recent years, the global mortality rate from cardiovascular disease has continued to rise. The number of deaths caused by cardiovascular diseases increased from 17.5 million in 2012 to 17.9 million in 2016, accounting for 31% of global deaths. China is also facing a serious trend of high incidence of cardiovascular diseases. Currently, there are about 290 million cases of cardiovascular diseases in China, accounting for 20% of the total population, and showing a rising trend year by year. Coronary heart disease, as a common cardiovascular disease, has the largest number of cases.
Currently, the most effective treatment for coronary heart disease is interventional surgery. Under the guidance of medical images, balloon catheters, stent catheters and other interventional devices are sent into the diseased part of the blood vessel using human vascular channels to unblock the narrowed or occluded coronary artery lumen and reconstruct the blood flow path. Vascular interventional procedures need to be performed in a special catheterization laboratory. Since x-ray imaging is required for the operation of catheters, guidewires and other interventional devices, doctors used to have to wear heavy lead suits during the operation. During the procedure, the angle and the patient's position had to be adjusted frequently, and contrast agents were injected.
The advent of robots for minimally invasive vascular interventions can provide excellent support for doctors in the catheterization lab. Minimally invasive vascular interventions require high-precision delivery of interventional instruments such as catheters and guidewires. Currently, according to the vascular location of the distal end of the catheter or guidewire, the delivery process of the interventional device is divided into three stages: 1) aortic stage: the distal end of the catheter or guidewire is located in the aorta, which requires rapid delivery and reduces the use of X-rays and contrast; 2) coronary artery entry stage: the distal end of the catheter or guidewire enters the coronary artery, which requires the selection of the appropriate scoring of coronary artery pathology; 3) coronary artery lesion stage: the distal end of the guidewire or distal end of the catheter is located in the stenosis area, and high-precision surgery is needed to make the guidewire or catheter pass through the stenosis area.
With the arrival of the 5G era, minimally invasive vascular interventional robots will be able to realize long-distance, cross-regional treatment. In the near future, the interventional robot will be able to realize automatic wire delivery surgery, further improving the quality of treatment and bringing benefits to the majority of patients.