24-01-2012, 11:49 AM
Robotics in Surgery
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Types of Robots
Passive
Retractor system
Position the tool and then hold
Active
Robot would actively move the tool upon the surgeons command
Surgical Robots in 2007
AESOP (Automated Endoscopic System for Optimal Positioning)
- Voice activated mechanical arm
- Steadier than human, never tires
daVinci
- FDA approval in 2002
- Laparoscopic instrumentation controlled by the surgeon positioned remotely at a console
Development of daVinci
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for military research of remote battlefield surgery
Cholecystectomy performed remotely via telesurgery from 300 miles away
Intuitive Surgical created in 1999 after acquiring patent rights from military
First robotic prostatectomy performed in 2001
