Technology achieves what humans cannot. Also in the field of health. There are countless tools to facilitate and complement the experience and work of medical professionals in hospitals and health centers, also achieving better, higher quality, more efficient and safer patient care.
Technology is the engine that drives the development and evolution of many sectors, including the healthcare industry. For decades, we have seen how innovation and technology in hospitals give a boost to health systems, improving their processes.
The main objective of tools for the health sector is usually to facilitate the work of doctors and the medical team and, of course, reduce human error. In this sense, an example of technology in hospitals are motor arm systems, especially in critical areas and operating rooms.
What are motor arm systems?
One of the most common medical instruments in hospitals are motor arm systems or articulated arm systems, whose advantages and benefits are multiple.
This system is an instrument made with innovative technology to facilitate surgical interventions and, at the same time, help in the recovery and well-being process of patients who have undergone surgery.
This type of medical equipment is composed of a modern mechanical structure that works, as its name indicates, as a kind of mechanical, articulated or motorized arms.
It is a modular system that offers surgeons and doctors the possibility of carrying out an infinite number of large, specific and immediate movements. Therefore, its use is common both in operating rooms and critical areas to carry out surgerys, intensive therapies, etc.
What are motor arm systems for?
This medical instrument has several functionalities that are concentrated in a single machine:
- Serves as a source of electrical energy
- Supplies gases and lighting
- It can rotate on its own axis, facilitating its handling by the specialized medical team
Thanks to these characteristics and a versatile profile, motor arm systems are an added value and a guarantee for patients and doctors. Its qualities make it possible to significantly reduce possible complications in an operation. And therefore, they contribute to the successful completion of the surgery. In fact, on occasion, the use of this system can save the life of a patient.
Main functions of motor arm systems
These instruments for hospital use go beyond acting as arms. We are going to highlight what its basic functions are:
Adaptability and ergonomics
Due to its characteristics and versatility, it could be considered that the use of articulated arm systems requires a lot of space. However, this is not the case. This medical equipment allows to regulate the range of mobility depending on the available space. In addition, the different modules are removable and, once installed, the configuration can be changed easily in order to improve its operability according to the needs of the surgery and the healthcare personnel.
It is important that both the installation and configuration of this device for medical use is carried out by qualified personnel, with experience and knowledge of its operation.
In addition to adapting to space, thanks to its ergonomic design, it also adapts to the physique (height, for example) of the doctor. In addition, the change of positions also helps the staff not have to adopt uncomfortable positions that can cause damage or some type of pathology or injury.
Heads
It has a whole series of heads, so the motorized arms adapt to them. It also has hospital accessories and medical components and various supply modules. For all this, they facilitate the application and implementation of all kinds of medical strategies and techniques in operating rooms and critical areas.
These heads also provide the motor arm system with great agility and maneuverability to easily and immediately reach places where the human arm cannot.
On the other hand, it should be noted that, thanks to its intelligent design, the main head of this system has a command center that controls all the systems that are connected to it.
Illumination
Although the most attractive thing about this type of system is its ability to move and position, it is also important to highlight the high quality of its professional lighting system.
Supply modules
They allow the realization of medical connections in order to use all kinds of medical elements and equipment as well as medicinal gases. In addition, it should be reiterated that the provision of these modules is immediate, so that any surgical procedure has all the medical and safety guarantees.
Mobility
One of the great abilities and characteristics of the articulated arm systems is their rotary system, which allows total and absolute mobility in any type of space.
Its ability to perform all kinds of movements and adopt infinite positions, boosts the development of the operation and the movement of the medical team in the operating room. In this sense, we must not forget either the ease of use and directing it by specialists.
Brake system
Thanks to the brakes, the movement and position is adjusted to the exact point required by medical professionals quickly and easily.
At this point, functionality such as color coding to move or stop the instruments should also be highlighted.
A hygienic system
Hospitals in general, and operating rooms and critical areas in particular, are spaces that require a high level of hygiene and asepsis. In this sense, motor arm systems do not affect the hygiene of the space.
This hospital engineering system is made with materials that prevent the presence and proliferation of bacteria. At the same time, each of the plugins is designed regularly and hermetically. In addition, the surface is smooth, so its cleaning is not complex.
Due to all these characteristics, it is possible to confirm that this system reduces the possibility of cultivating risk microorganisms.
Versatility
This equipment has several functions and you can choose one or the other depending on the needs of the medical team. Furthermore, as it is modular it can be adapted to any type of space and to healthcare professionals. Thanks to this versatility, after installation, medical services often experience significant improvements and efficiency in relation to operations, etc.
Quick and remote control
In surgical operations, the outcome of the surgery or the lives of patients can become success or failure in a matter of seconds. That is why it is important that the control of this system is fast and remotely. This facilitates its use and agility.
In addition, rapid movements are often essential in any surgical process for its effectiveness and for the health of the person intervened.
Remote control makes it easy to handle motor arm systems remotely. Just by pressing a button, the arm rotates to the desired position without any need to move it manually or by applying force.
Benefits
Taking into account all the characteristics and main functions of motor arm systems, we could say that their main advantages are:
- Its versatile profile: it supplies light, energy, gases …
- It has great agility and ease of movements and positions.
- It is easy to operate.
- Professional and quality lighting.
- Fast and rigorous motion control.
Conclusions
Like other hospital engineering instruments, motor arm systems have become an essential tool for the majority of hospitals that install them in their operating rooms and critical areas due to the many advantages that they represent for healthcare activities.
Finally, it is important to remember that, like most technological machinery, this system depends on the energy supply. Therefore, it is important to guarantee hospital electrical safety and to have systems or products that allow its operation under any circumstance (uninterruptible power supplies, batteries and transformers for medical use, etc.).