Chapter 1,506 This technology is worth ten 'Nobel Prizes'
After hearing Wu Hao's introduction, the three of them nodded in agreement. Indeed, no matter how good this smart bionic electronic prosthetic eye is, it is not as good as our own naked eyes.
And as Wu Hao said, no matter how advanced it is, it is not expensive and is just an electronic device.
Brother Xiao immediately asked: "So how to use it? Should it be worn directly or surgically implanted? Is the process complicated?"
Wu Hao smiled and shook his head: "I'm not responsible. There are two steps to wearing this smart bionic electronic prosthetic eye. The first is the surgical part. We need to remove the eyeball that has lost its function through surgery, and then clean the eye socket.
The residual tissue inside is then implanted through fundus microsurgery to implant a tiny brain-computer connection device. It can also be regarded as a socket for connecting this smart bionic electronic prosthetic eye.
We need to perform surgery to implant this tiny brain-computer connection device into the fundus of the eye to serve as a bridge for transmitting relevant data to the brain and for the brain to issue control instructions to the intelligent bionic electronic prosthetic eye.
For the entire fundus implant surgery, we will use our self-developed miniature multi-tentacle intelligent robot to perform the surgery. Each tentacle robotic arm of this miniature multi-tentacle intelligent bionic robot is very slender, which is very suitable for this kind of precise display.
Microsurgery.
This kind of fundus implant surgery may take more than ten hours if conventional surgery is used, and seven or eight hours if the advanced da Vinci surgical robot is used.
The use of our miniature multi-tentacle intelligent bionic robot can shorten the entire operation time to about two hours. This greatly shortens the operation time.
It reduces surgical risks, relieves patients’ surgical and postoperative pain, and greatly improves the success rate of surgery.”
“After completing the fundus implant surgery, we need the patient to have a process of adaptation and recovery, which usually takes about a week.
During this one-week recovery period, we need to continuously test the performance of the brain-computer connection device implanted under the eye, and depending on the recovery situation, we will perform a second or third surgical revision.
As we all know, everyone has different individual differences, so factors such as recovery conditions are also different, so this depends on the situation and there is no relatively unified standard.
After a week, if the patient recovers well and meets relevant standards, he can now wear a smart bionic electronic prosthetic eye.
Because the patient has been blind for a long time, it will definitely take a process of adaptation to restore the light. At the beginning, the light perception can definitely be restored, that is, the ability to feel the light. With the optic nerve and the visual cortex center of the brain responsible for vision, that is, the occipital cortex
Ye also needs a process of adaptation and habituation.
This process will also depend on each person's physical acceptance. As the visual cortex center of the brain gradually adapts, the patient will slowly begin to see light from intelligence, and then change to blurry ground glass vision.
In other words, you can already see things, but it's still hazy, a bit like looking through frosted glass. You can see the general outline, but not the details.
After a period of recovery and adaptation, the patient will see things more and more clearly, and eventually return to the normal vision we expected."
"This is not the end yet. We still need to train patients on how to use this smart bionic electronic prosthetic eye. This includes daily wearing and removal, maintenance, and how to use some of its functions, etc.
The entire recovery period may last three months or even more than half a year. In addition to the need to stay in the hospital in the early stage, the patient can be allowed to go home to recover on his own most of the time in the later stage, with regular review."
After hearing Wu Hao's introduction, the three of them nodded. It seems that this intelligent bionic electronic prosthetic eye and the entire sight-restoring treatment process are not as simple as they imagined.
In their imagination, they only need to wear this smart bionic electronic prosthetic eye directly into their eyes, and they can immediately restore their brightness and see things.
I didn't expect that such a complex treatment process would be needed and it would be so long. But it seems more reasonable. They believe that wearing smart bionic electronic prosthetic eyes can help blind people regain their sight. Even if Wu Hao said this, they
Neither would believe it.
However, when Wu Hao introduced the entire complex systemic treatment plan in more detail, they felt more credible. This is what the current level of technology can achieve.
Of course, the three of them also understand that this kind of intelligent bionic electronic prosthetic eye-related technology has reached the world's cutting-edge level in related fields. Especially in the field of brain-computer connection systems, Wu Hao and the others should be said to be at the forefront.
It’s really amazing. This technology alone can save countless blind people around the world and restore their sight. From this aspect, giving you ten Nobel Prizes is not an exaggeration. Lao Ma praised.
Hearing Lao Ma's praise, Wu Hao smiled and shook his head: "Compared to the Nobel Prize, I actually value the public's recognition and praise more. This is priceless."
You are right. Lao Ma nodded and asked him: "How much does this smart bionic electronic prosthetic eye and the entire treatment process cost?
I want to set up a charity fund in this area to invest and raise some funds specifically to help those blind children regain their sight."
Count me in. Brother Xiao Ma said.
As for Tao Zhengyang, he smiled and said: "Our company also has related charity funds, and we can do something within our capacity in this regard."
Thank you. Wu Hao thanked him and said, "Compared to our smart bionic electronic prosthetic limbs, the cost of this smart bionic electronic prosthetic eye is relatively cheaper.
Why? Because the size of our human eyeballs is actually about the same, unlike the differences in limbs. Therefore, we can completely subdivide it into different sizes for mass production. In this way, we can make this smart bionic electronic prosthetic eye
If the price drops, it is expected to reach a price of about 100,000 yuan each."
This price is ideal. Brother Xiaoma praised it.
Lao Ma also nodded and smiled: "It's not expensive, but it's not cheap either. But compared to restoring the light, the price can be said to be very cheap."
It is indeed very cheap. The price of each smart bionic electronic prosthetic eye is 100,000 yuan, which seems very expensive. But in terms of medical equipment, it can be said to be very cheap. If nothing else, let’s talk about an ENT device.
Cochlear implants are very expensive. Domestic ones cost hundreds of thousands, while imported ones range from hundreds of thousands to hundreds of thousands.
But when you talk about technology, it's actually just like that. Compared with this kind of intelligent bionic electronic prosthetic eye, it is definitely incomparable. So the price of 100,000 yuan can be said to be a blessing.
After all, compared to ears, the role of eyes in normal life is too important.
