Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

06/30/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/29/2022 19:02

MOEA Releases World's First Intelligent Multi-Vertebral Surgical System

On December 2, 2021, the Department of Industrial Technology (DoIT), Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) released the world's first intelligent multi-vertebral surgical system, developed by the Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC), and served as witness for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TM Robot, United Orthopedic Corp., Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, and AIBEDA HealthTech Consulting at the Healthcare+ Expo Taiwan held in Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center. Together, they will devote efforts to develop robotic spinal surgery assistive systems domestically and build a local industrial chain for high-end, smart medical systems, thereby helping to further upgrade the medical device industry in Taiwan.