Saveetha installs GPS-like system for complex surgeries

Saveetha installs GPS-like system for complex surgeries

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:29.06.2021

Saveetha Dental College has installed a dynamic navigation system that guides surgeons in faster planning of complex surgeries with high precision and also minimise complications for patients. The college signed an MoU with the University of Glasgow, UK, to conduct research and gather scientific data on the performance of the device.

Dr Abdul Wahab, head of OMFS, Saveetha Dental College said the device, which looks like an ultrasound machine, helps surgeons in the removal of a tumor or a bullet lodges deep into the layers of the face that require a bigger incision. “It works like a GPS for vehicle navigation. Using the machine requires a smaller incision and a monitor will show the movement of the probe in the form of a CT scan,” he said. The device can be used for maxillofacial surgical procedures, endodontic procedures and for dental implant procedures.

The probe, which goes into the patient’s body, is attached with a sensor to link it to another device mounted on the patient’s head.