Discover the latest software generation KUKA Sunrise.OS Med 2.6 for the LBR Med, the certified lightweight robot for use in medicine. This software offers medical device manufacturers a wide range of functions for programming and configuring sophisticated robot-based applications in the medical field.
The object-oriented programming of the new software generation – KUKA Sunrise.OS Med 2.6 – is based on Java 8 and Windows 10 and thus enables the lightweight robot LBR Med , which can be used for a large number of medical applications, to be commissioned quickly. The connection of the robot control to the individual hardware and software of the customer is guaranteed by a variety of interfaces.
Security is a top priority
LBR Med Medical Robotics applications
Of course, safety is of great importance, especially in medical applications.
The forces acting on the robot, the speed and also the position of the robot arm in the work area can be monitored using special safety functions on the hardware and software side. These properties help manufacturers of medical robots to ensure safety in their applications.
Maximum convenience in handling
KUKA Sunrise.FRI Med
An optional convenience function when developing a medical product based on the LBR Med is real-time communication ( KUKA Sunrise.FRI Med ) with the robot controller. Real-time communication is very important, especially in medicine. In this way, operations can be planned very precisely on the basis of different imaging methods, which is made possible, for example, by controlling each individual axis of the robot.
KUKA Sunrise.Servoing
Using KUKA Sunrise.Servoing Med , it is possible to change the robot’s programmed movement, for example from certain points to a flowing path. This valuable feature is used, among other things, for breathing compensation. The robot can be programmed to respond to patient irregular breathing during the intervention and perform it smoothly.
KUKA Sunrise.PreciseHandGuiding Med
The KUKA Sunrise.PreciseHandGuiding Med option package enables our customers to guide the LBR Med very precisely by hand while at the same time restricting certain movements and degrees of freedom of the robot. This function is used by our partners in surgery, among others. The robot supports the doctor in inserting needles precisely during a biopsy.
KUKA Sunrise.Increased Stiffness Med
Increased rigidity of the LBR Med in position control enables medical applications for reduced payloads and defined workspaces. These applications of the robot are used in surgery and orthopedics. If the robot is to drill a bone, for example, then it must have a certain rigidity and must not be flexible. Here, the collaborative robot LBR Med can be programmed to be less sensitive to external influences such as collisions using KUKA Sunrise.IncreasedStiffness Med . The compensatory movement of the collision can be suppressed as a result.
Why switch to KUKA Sunrise.OS Med 2.6?
The system software now offers a user-friendly program editor. In addition, other optional, high-performance comfort functions can be booked by our partners. By combining KUKA Sunrise.OS Med 2.6 and the application software from our partners, you can provide the doctor with a precise, safe, multifunctional and robot-based assistant for a wide variety of interventions and thus help shape the future of medicine.
With the switch to KUKA Sunrise.OS Med 2.6, they are ushering in the future of medical technology. No other robot-based platform offers as many application options as the LBR Med with its associated software. The system software is not just a further development, it is considered a platform for the future. In addition to the continuous provision of further new functionalities, it impresses with faster updates. In addition, the new KUKA Sunrise.OS Med 2.6 software meets the necessary requirements for integration into a medical product: IEC 62304:2006 (First Edition) + A1:2015.
Real-time communication, precise hand guidance, increased rigidity – none of this poses a problem for the LBR Med thanks to the latest system software generation KUKA Sunrise.OS Med 2.6. Juergen Folwerk, Vice President R&D Medical Robotics
This content was first posted on the Kuka website.
