Canadian scientists have developed an automated anesthesiology machine to administer drugs to patients undergoing surgery.
The device is the first in the world that not only dispenses the drugs but also monitors their effect on patients, according to scientists at Montreal's McGill University.
Dubbed McSleepy, the computerized system administers three standard drugs used for putting patients under for surgery and monitors their separate effects automatically, without the need for manual intervention.
Researchers say the system can calculate the appropriate drug doses for any given moment of anesthesia faster and more precisely than a human. It has been designed to analyze biological information and constantly adapt to changes, even recognizing monitoring malfunction.
But the machine will just make the job easier, and is not expected to replace the anesthesiologist in the operating room, said Dr Thomas Hemmerling of McGill University and the University of Montreal, who likens McSleepy to the automatic transmission in a vehicle.
"Automatic systems in life only help us to perform our task better, they will not replace us," Hemmerling told reporters Monday, according to Canadian TV.
The machine, which took about five years to develop, has been tested during seven operations, but will need to be tested on thousands more before researchers can get Health Canada's stamp of approval, Hemmerling added.
Source: Xinhua
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