In the medical industry, precision and safety are absolute priorities. Frameless direct-drive torque motors excel in environments that require precise motions while protecting patients and practitioners. This responsiveness is crucial within surgical robots, instruments, and rehabilitation devices.
Surgical Robotics
Frameless direct drive torque motors power robotic surgical arms, allowing natural hand-like movements during minimally invasive procedures. Their smooth yet precise torque control replicates a surgeon's fingertips, suturing tissue or manipulating instruments with precise accuracy. This technology reduces trauma to patients and enhances surgical outcomes.
Laboratory Automation
Clinical analyzers employ direct drives in automated sample handling and liquid dispensing. Some motors precisely agitate test tubes to mix samples, while others dispense micro-volumes at rates over 1,000 per minute. Additional drives smoothly transfer blood specimens between centrifuges and temperature-controlled modules for efficient round-the-clock testing.
Imaging Systems
Inside MRI machines, direct drive motors smoothly slide patient tables in and out of the giant circular magnets while simultaneously adjusting coil shapes wrapped around body parts. This choreography precisely aligns body sections for ultrasharp cross-sectional views that help doctors diagnose injuries or illnesses.
Radiation Therapy Equipment
Linear accelerators use direct drives to neatly maneuver high-energy X-ray beams across tumor sites from many angles each session. The precision of frameless motors helps deliver radiation accurately to the tumor, reducing the risk of harming surrounding healthy tissue. This destroys cancer with minimal side effects. If you’re unsure which torque motor fits your need for your medical equipment, schedule a free consultation with our experts to find the perfect solution.
Medical Assembly Automation
Direct drives in robotic work cells assemble batteries, fit prosthetic joints, and package drugs. In medical assembly machines, they drive rotary tables, indexers, and robotic arms. Their coordination and precision yield products suitable for surgical precision and life-critical operations. This ensures that medical devices are assembled accurately and efficiently, improving their quality and reliability.
Ventilators and Respiratory Equipment
In intensive care, direct drive ventilation equipment regulates breathing for patients unable to do so themselves. Its quick yet gentle back-and-forth motions push air in and out of fragile lungs 24/7, providing oxygen until the body can recover on its own. These motors control the pumps, valves, and compressors in ventilators. They ensure precise and smooth operation, allowing the ventilator to deliver the correct amount of air to the patient.
An internal rotating frameless torque motor can be used in electrode manufacturing equipment. Medical devices are instruments, equipment, apparatus, in vitro diagnostic reagents and calibrators, materials, and other similar or related items used directly or indirectly in the human body. It has the advantages of high efficiency, high reliability, and high positioning accuracy.
As these applications grow more complex, so does the need for a reliable partner. Mosrac has decades of experience solving diverse engineering challenges. To learn how our frameless torque motors could augment your innovation, visit our website or connect with our application experts.