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Sterilizing surgical instruments: A robotic assistant in doctor`s practice

Making a virtue out of necessity: That is the philosophy of Italian dentist and entrepreneur Giorgio Castagno. In his practice, a KUKA robot cleans dental instruments – saving time and money and reducing the workload of the entire practice team

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Hygiene is a top priority in medical facilities such as hospitals or practices. Accordingly, employees must regularly spend many working hours sterilizing instruments – and this was also the case at Dr. Castagno's dental practice in Valsesia in northern Italy.

"The assistant had to take care of sterilizing the tools and drills, which took more than six hours every day," Dr. Castagno says. In addition, there was the bulky protective clothing, the monotonous procedure, and the hours of handling disinfection chemicals. "So the problem was by no means secondary."

In August 2018, Dr. Castagno came up with the idea
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