Chapter 541 Two peaches kill three soldiers
There is no doubt that surgical robots will lead the development of surgery in the future.
Some difficult and high-risk surgeries will become simple and safe with the help of surgical robots.
For example, screw placement in upper cervical spine surgery is an extremely risky operation that requires experienced spine surgeons to perform. However, no matter how experienced the spine surgeon is, deviations in screw placement may occur, damaging the vertebral artery or spinal cord, causing serious injuries. as a result of.
Because the human eye cannot see through, relying on flat C-arm X-ray assistance and relying on experience and feel to place nails is very unreliable.
With the assistance of computer navigation or robots, this work has become extremely easy. It can be said that surgery is like playing a computer game.
The patient's cervical spine bones are displayed three-dimensionally on the screen, and the points and directions of the screws have been marked with colored lines. The surgeon only needs to face the screen and operate the machine as if playing a game.
The screw only needs to be aligned with the needle insertion point according to the indicator line, drill into the bone along the direction of the needle insertion, and stop when it reaches the marked depth.
It is clear at a glance whether the screw is in the ideal position and whether it has penetrated the bone.
Even if your hands shake a little on the way, your brain is short-circuited for a moment, and you make an erroneous action, the machine will automatically correct it for you.
For example, when the screw reaches a predetermined depth, it will automatically stop and no longer move forward.
Therefore, with this technology, there is no possibility of driving the screw astray.
In this way, the surgery becomes easier and safer.
A young orthopedic resident can perform a surgery that requires ten years of expert experience in just one hour of training.
Digital human technology, if combined with surgical robots, will exert tremendous power.
The digital human can digitally simulate the operation. The patient's changes before, during and after the operation can be simulated on the computer, and then the plan can be continuously optimized, and the optimal plan can be used directly during the final operation.
The development direction of spinal external fixators, Yang Ping is preparing to use it to embrace digital humans and surgical robots.
Children’s orthopedics do not require osteotomy, but adult orthopedics still require osteotomy. This kind of osteotomy is different from the osteotomy in traditional surgery.
Traditional surgical osteotomy directly relies on osteotomy to correct the deformity, and then fuses the osteotomy site to make the spine lose part of its mobility.
The external fixator requires a completely different osteotomy. It relies on distraction osteogenesis at the osteotomy site to correct the deformity, that is, it slowly opens from the osteotomy site, and the expanded area is replaced by new bone tissue, without the need for fusion or deformity. Sacrifice spinal mobility to achieve a natural-looking spine.
Of course, the biggest weakness of this method is that the correction process is gradual and takes a certain amount of time. Moreover, during the orthopedic period, the external fixator is exposed on the lower back, affecting people's daily life.
Fang Faquan's surgery was completed and he was ready to go to bed.
The external fixator on his leg will last for a year, which is worth it compared to being able to walk normally for the rest of his life.
For a manual worker, this is unacceptable.
Because I can't do manual labor for a year, I don't have any income.
Fortunately, Fang Faquan was fully prepared. He was alone. He had enough to eat and the whole family was not hungry. He also had many years of savings.
He had been preparing for this surgery for many years.
Moreover, before the operation, he reached an agreement with the hotel owner and asked the boss to help him continue to buy medical insurance and social security. He would pay for the money himself. After he was cured, he would return to work in the hotel.
Of course the boss agreed and said that as long as he was willing to sign a ten-year contract, he could pay him the minimum wage for one year.
Fang Faquan said that he is a skilled person.
In this way, he is really a skilled person.
Being able to cook several bowls of food is skill.
It seems that the lack of his light bulb in the restaurant where he works has a big impact.
"Professor Yang, the head nurse and I have already discussed it. I have ordered meals for all the doctors and nurses in the department at noon. The restaurants will be delivered to your lounge on time at twelve o'clock."
Fang Faquan is quite good at life. Xiaowu thinks that if this guy can heal his leg, he will have no problem finding a better wife.
"You have skills. It will be great to be the boss of your own restaurant in the future!" Zhang Lin told Fang Faquan.
But Fang Faquan said: "Not everyone is destined to be a boss. I have a weak foundation and can't stand the hard work. If I don't succeed, it will take many years to accumulate. It's not that I don't want to be a boss. Real conditions don't allow it. People We must bow to reality. Even if we open a restaurant, we have to wait until we have the capital on hand.”
Fang Faquan crossed the bed to the flat car, and Zhang Lin continued chatting with him:
"A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier." Fang Faquan has his own philosophy: "A small fortune depends on hard work, a big fortune depends on fate. After all, there are only a few generals. In addition to ability, we also need opportunities. How much do I weigh?" The two of them understand.”
Yang Ping was not going to participate in the subsequent surgery. He went back to the office to see the report compiled by Ruixing Company for clinical trials, so he followed Pingche back to the ward.
The inventor of the spinal external fixator is Yang Ping, but the ownership is owned by Ruixing Company.
Therefore, the experimental application work is initiated by Ruixing, and Ruixing also has a specialized cooperative company to operate these.
When all the roommates were delivered to the ward, the owner of their hotel and several employees were waiting for him at the door of the ward, carrying a basket of fruits.
These employees all refer to each other as "Brother Fang", which shows that this guy is a person of high status in the hotel.
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At the headquarters of Ruixing Company, Huang Jiacai is sitting in the office, high-spirited.
There is a sample of a spinal external fixator on the desk. If the clinical trial is approved, this device will be applied to the human body immediately, and a new spinal correction method will be produced.
The company's products are being prepared to be gradually replaced, with products with independent intellectual property rights replacing imitation products.
For trauma and sports medicine products, the company is ready to fully replace them. Boxes of products are already in the warehouse and can be shipped to branches across the country.
The next step is to improve the products for spine and joints, so that the entire orthopedic product line can be laid out.
These products with independent intellectual property rights are only not subject to patents and do not have major innovations.
For example, the meniscus suturing gun, Ruixing’s new product, can perform continuous suturing, but the meniscus is still sutured, and the treatment method is the same as that of its peers.
But the spinal external fixator is different. Once it is launched, it will revolutionize the entire treatment concept. This is Ruixing's first product that subverts the treatment concept.
This is a truly original product!
In fact, entering clinical trials means that it has entered the market.
This will cause a strong shock in the orthopedic device market. Since Huang Jiacai took over Ruixing, the "two peaches kill three people" strategy will be completely ended, and the company will enter the moment of head-on confrontation with giants such as Johnson & Johnson and Zimmer.
This day will come sooner or later!
The timing is a bit early, but if it were later, there might not be a chance to grow.
So the time will never be as ripe as imagined.
"Mr. Huang! Our negotiations with Johnson & Johnson have reached the eighth round, and with Zimmer, we have reached the seventh round? Do we still want to continue the negotiations?"
Huang Jiahui asked.
Huang Jiacai smiled and said: "Of course, as long as they still want to defeat their opponents, they will not give up the idea of acquiring or controlling us."
Huang Jiahui never understood why her brother could firmly control these two companies:
"Why do they take the trouble to negotiate and bargain with us?"
Huang Jiacai said with confidence: "Because there are not two companies playing this game, but three companies. Johnson & Johnson and Zimmer are holding the knife against each other and will not let go. No one wants the other side to annex us. Once one side annexes us, it will be very powerful." increase, the market balance will be broken, and the other party will be at a disadvantage. This is something no one wants to see. The reason why they accompany us in negotiations is not because they want to, but because the situation forces it.”
"Then why do they have to make it so complicated? With their own strength, they can completely remove the firepower and carry out patent litigation just like before?" Huang Jiahui still doesn't understand.
Huang Jiacai had no choice but to patiently explain to his sister: "At this moment, at that moment, in the past, all we copied were Johnson & Johnson's devices, and life and death were all controlled by one company. Now, half of us are copying Johnson & Johnson, and half are copying Zimmer. Once anyone sues us, we will Turning to his opponents, the essence of capital is to pursue profits. When they ignore small profits, they must be eyeing big profits somewhere.”
"I still don't understand!" Huang Jiahui felt it was too complicated.
Huang Jiacai had no choice but to take out a book from the bookshelf and hand it to his sister: "The story of two peaches killing three men, read it carefully."
"Brother, I only know that you are very smart and will succeed in anything you do!" Huang Jiahui admires her brother very much.
Huang Jiacai said: "It's not about how smart I am, I just follow the trend. Capital can never escape the control of the invisible hand of profit. Our quiet time is running out. Soon we will start to face Johnson & Johnson Zimai." The confrontation will be very dangerous and fierce, and you will see the real fangs of capital.”
Jiahui seemed to understand the truth after reading the story in the book, and continued to ask: "Don't they know that your negotiation is a delaying tactic, and that you will not let any party acquire Ruixing?"
Huang Jiacai shook his head: "Even if they know it, they must do it. This is the difference between conspiracy and conspiracy. Once the conspiracy is seen through by others, it will be difficult to achieve the goal. In conspiracy, even if you know that there is a trap ahead, you still have to jump. Don't jump." The loss is greater.”
The use of spinal external fixators to treat scoliosis has not yet been successfully studied in reality, but there are several teams at home and abroad studying this topic.
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