Avanta Innovative Medical Center in Yerevan, Armenia, focuses on complex dental implants and plastic surgery. Since 2017, they have been implementing electronic medical record systems and aim to collaborate with innovative spinal surgery teams from various countries in the future. CEO Artur Harutyunyan stated that due to the prevalence of excessive smartphone usage and poor posture among office workers, many people suffer from neck and spinal injuries or curvature. Therefore, the center's next innovative direction involves the integration of orthopedic and cervical spine smart surgeries.
Technology Surgery Goes Global: New Startups SURGLASSES and Titanium Falcon
For smart surgery in orthopedics and spinal surgery, Taiwanese startup SURGLASSES has introduced the Caduceus system, smart surgical glasses using Mixed Reality (MR) technology, capable of reducing surgical error within 1.5mm and shortening surgery time by 70%. CEO Wang Min-liang stated that the system integrates computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images taken of patients to form a three-dimensional model. It allows surgeons to effectively avoid nerves and blood vessels during surgery, reducing unnecessary damage and improving postoperative recovery time.
Furthermore, the new Titanium Falcon automatic navigation system developed for brain and spinal surgery has successfully controlled errors within 2mm. Chief Technology Officer Wang Guan-ru believes that automatic navigation not only improves efficiency and reduces errors but also saves surgeons' energy and enhances surgical safety. The system requires input of CT and MRI images of patients, and after confirmation and consultation by the physician, automatic navigation surgery can be performed. Currently, the technology has been applied in various fields such as brain drainage surgery (External Ventricular Drainage; EVD), biopsy, endoscopy, orthopedics, and neurosurgery. It is undergoing human trials in collaboration with Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital and is expected to apply for certification as a Class II medical device in the future.
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