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spotlight Medical robotics in China HELP IS AT HAND A D V E R T I S E M E N T F E A T U R E A medical robotics revolution A pioneer in orthopaedic robotics, WEI TIAN, from BEIJING JISHUITAN HOSPITAL, outlines the industry’s development in China, and highlights the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration. What led to the growth of societal needs. As the scope of medical robotics? medical services expands, from The emergence of several surgery to rehabilitation, and for devices in the 1950s, led the changing needs of an ageing to a revolution in medical society, the demand for robot- technologies, broadening assisted medicine is growing, Wei Tian, president of Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, explains how orthopaedic robots options, and transforming leading to a shortage of human have improved safety and accuracy for surgical procedures. diagnosis and treatment. resources, and high medical Despite advances, in treating labour costs. Meanwhile, bone fractures, for example, people have increasing plaster fixation took three to six expectations for quality And as many enterprises in the launched. In 2015, the third- months to heal, causing great medical care, anticipating that field are just starting, greater generation general-purpose patient discomfort, and usually all surgery should be error support from the government orthopaedic robot was bringing unsatisfactory results. free. These needs drive the is required to lead the capital released, which integr