THE INTELLIGENT KNIFE
Definition
According to the inventor of the Intelligent Knife, Dr. Zoltan Takats, the Intelligent Knife is a is an emerging technology that allows near–real-time characterization of human tissue in vivo by analysis of the aerosol (“smoke”) released during electrosurgical dissection (Takats). The coupling of Rapid Evaporative Ionization Mass Spectrometry (REIMS) technology with electro surgery for tissue diagnostics is known as the Intelligent Knife or iKnife (Takats).
History and Development
In the past, when breast cancer patients underwent surgery, the doctor cuts open the suspected affected area and obtained a small portion of the tissue. After performing that action, the doctor then sent the issue sample off to the laboratory for analysis. That process took approximately 30 minutes or more.
In some cases the patient had to be sewn up and then later operated on. However, this method of cutting and analyzing the tissue in a laboratory is fading away. The reason being is because of Dr. Takats Intelligent Knife.
Dr. Takats invented the Intelligent Knife because he wanted to find a way to streamline the analysis process for breast cancer surgeries. The development of the Intelligent Knife is still underway and is now in the testing phase of development.
How It works
The Intelligent Knife is anticipated to be the go to surgical instrument with most breast cancer surgeries. This is in part because of its technological capabilities and risk mitigation it offers. The Intelligent Knife operates by having electric pulses run through the knife with a suction valve strategically placed near the knife (see figure 1).
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