Researchers at the London Imperial College have created an intelligent surgical knife that can accurately detect within 3 seconds if a tissue being cut is cancerous.
The electrosurgical knife is designed in such a way that it is connected to an analytical instrument that enables it analyze the smoke composition real-time during surgery.
According to Dr. Zoltan Takats "the iknife provides a result almost instantly, allowing surgeons to carry out procedures with a level of accuracy that hasn't been possible before. We believe it has the potential to reduce tumour recurrence rates and enable more patients to survive".
The intelligent knife doesn't come cheap, it cost the researchers about £200,000 pounds to build. They hinted the price could come down when the technology is commercialized.
Kudos to Dr. Takats and his team. I pray the iknife is quickly commercialized to promote effective and accurate surgeries as soon as possible, thereby saving more lives.
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Abeg, when this iknife go reach Naija?
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