Treatments & Procedures

Chemotherapy Robots

Technological advances in the field of science and medicines mean that facilities like Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s Oncology Institute are able to offer patients more precise, personalized, and effective approaches to cancer treatment.

One example is the use of automated drug preparation delivery systems – so-called. Chemotherapy preparation robots are automated machines that can prepare chemotherapy drugs for patients. They are designed to improve the accuracy and safety of chemotherapy preparation, and to reduce the workload on pharmacists and other healthcare professionals.

Understanding Chemotherapy Robots

Chemotherapy robots are cutting-edge technologies that prepare chemotherapy (cancer-fighting drugs) with an unparalleled degree of precision and accuracy.

How Chemotherapy Robots Work

Automated Drug Preparation and Delivery

Chemotherapy preparation robots typically work by using arms, scales, and cameras to prepare chemotherapy drugs.

Arms: Chemotherapy preparation robots use robotic arms to pick and place vials of chemotherapy drugs in a dispensing tray.

The arms are typically programmed to follow specific protocols to ensure that the drugs are handled safely and accurately.

Scales: Chemotherapy preparation robots use scales to weigh each vial of drug. This helps to ensure that the correct amount of drug is dispensed into each syringe.

Cameras: Chemotherapy preparation robots use cameras to monitor the preparation process. The cameras can be used to identify any potential problems, such as a vial of drug being spilled or a drug being added to the wrong syringe.

Real-Time Monitoring: Chemotherapy preparation robots equipped with sensors that can monitor the preparation process in real time. This allows healthcare professionals to identify any potential problems immediately and take corrective action. For example, a sensor might detect that the wrong drug has been added to the dispensing tray, or that the drugs have not been mixed.

Minimizing Exposure: Chemotherapy preparation robots can help to reduce exposure to chemotherapy drugs for healthcare professionals by automating the preparation process. This means that healthcare professionals do not need to handle the drugs directly, which reduces the risk of accidental exposure.

Data collection: Chemotherapy preparation robots can collect data on the preparation process, such as the amount of drug dispensed, the time it took to prepare the drug, and the temperature of the drug. This data can be used to identify areas for improvement in the preparation process and to ensure that the drugs are prepared safely and consistently.

Benefits of Chemotherapy Robots

Chemotherapy preparation robots offer a number of advantages over traditional methods of chemotherapy preparation.

They can help to improve the accuracy of chemotherapy preparation.
Robots are less likely to make mistakes than humans, and they can be programmed to follow specific protocols to ensure that the drugs are mixed correctly.
Chemotherapy preparation robots can help to improve the safety of chemotherapy preparation.
Robots can reduce the risk of exposure to chemotherapy drugs for pharmacists and other healthcare professionals.
Chemotherapy preparation robots can help to reduce the workload on pharmacists and other healthcare professionals.
Robots can free up pharmacists and other healthcare professionals to focus on other tasks, such as patient care and counseling.

Who Can Benefit from Chemotherapy Preparation Robot?

Patients with cancer: Chemotherapy preparation robots can help to ensure that patients receive the correct dose of chemotherapy drugs at the correct time. This can help to improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy and reduce the risk of side effects.

Pharmacists and other healthcare professionals: Chemotherapy preparation robots can help to reduce the risk of exposure to chemotherapy drugs for pharmacists and other healthcare professionals. This can help to improve the safety of the workplace and reduce the risk of occupational illness.

Chemotherapy robots can be used to prepare drugs to many cancer patients,

Breast cancer
Lung cancer
Colorectal cancer
Prostate cancer
Gynecologic cancers

The centralized system and the use of Chemotherapy preparation robot is successful both in terms of patient and operator safety.

The patient safety is guaranteed thanks to the verification and traceability of each preparation step, along with the aseptic processing. The operator is protected with the confinement of the hazardous activities in a ISO 5 and negative-pressure environment.

In addition, the automatic drug management introduces advantages.

Overall, chemotherapy preparation robots are a valuable tool that can benefit a wide range of people. They can help to improve the accuracy, safety, and efficiency of chemotherapy preparation.