The multipurpose table will reduce the operation preparation period and allow performing surgical maneuvers in several fields, including gynecology and urology. Russian development will be much cheaper in comparison with foreign analog.
"A multipurpose operating table can be used for various types of operations: general surgery, gynecology, urology, various operations requiring the use of a C-arm (an X-ray unit). Present-day tables designed for the C-arm have a limited mobility. A wide range of coordinated table movements will be combined with the requirements for X-ray translucency in our development, " said Evgeny Bayanov, project manager, Candidate of Sciences (Physics and Mathematics).
According to Bayanov, medical institutions manually install additional sections on surgical tables during operations, which requires additional time. First of all, the development created by Novosibirsk engineers will reduce the operation preparation period, which is vitally important for emergency medical treatment.
The low direct cost is the advantage of the development of NSTU NETI over foreign analogs. Developers' idea is to reduce the cost by the use of domestic components and materials. In addition, remote control will be possible. Bayanov added "You can manage table sections on a tablet intuitively, furthermore you can set the configuration of the table consisting of coordinated simultaneous movements of several sections".
He also said that Valery Pushnin, the chief designer of the surgery table, conducted a detailed research into the needs of medical institutions before the project launch. Then he drew up a technical task for engineering. The project manager said that the team plan to complete the prototype by the end of the year, as the lower and central parts of the device have already been made. Preliminary commercial sample will be ready in 2023.
The development is performed within the strategic project "New Engineering Solutions and Artificial Intelligence for Biomedical Engineering" of the "Priority 2030" program. As a result of the participants selection in the Priority 2030 program, NSTU NETI entered the group within the "Territorial and (or) industrial leadership" track.
On June 24, 2021, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation announced the launch of the "Priority 2030" program. The aim of the program is to raise competitiveness of Russia in education, science and technology. The duration of the program is estimated to be 10 years. It will take place in two stages: 2021-2025 and 2025-2030.