Surgical Robotics

The wave of the future

By: Jasper Forest

Surgical Robotics

● What is a robot?

● What can they add to the medical field?

History

Surgical System Year Made

PUMA 560 1985

PROBOT 1988

ROBODOC 1992

ZUES 1998

Da Vinci Surgical System 1998

Advantages

● Remote surgery, minimally invasive surgery, unmanned surgery.

● More precision, smaller incisions, decreased blood loss, less pain, quicker heal time.

● Reduced duration of hospital stays, transfusions and use of pain medication.

● Better control over surgical instruments.

Advantages

● Better control over surgical instruments

● Better view of surgical site.

● Surgeons no longer have to stand throughout the surgery and will not fatigue as quickly.

● Since they are using a robot different surgeons can rotate in and out during on surgery.

Disadvantages

● Higher cost and higher upkeep cost for the systems.

● Additional training for doctors to learn new systems.

● During training doctors usually take longer to finish operations than usual.

● Patients may have higher expectations which may cause higher rates of dissatisfaction and regret.

The Future

● Next Gen Remote Surgery– War– Convenience

References

Med, Med Gen. "Clinical Applications of Robotic Surgery." MedGenMed. MedGenMed, 27 Sept. 2005. Web. 8 Nov. 2012. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1681689/table/T2/>.

Rosen, Jacob, and Blake Hannaford. "Doc at a Distance." Bionics Lab. N.p., Oct. 2006. Web. 5 Nov. 2012. <http://bionics.soe.ucsc.edu/publications/JP_11.pdf>.

Samadi, David B. "History of Robotic Surgery." Da Vinci Robotic Surgery. Robotic Oncology, n.d. Web. 7 Nov. 2012. <http://www.roboticoncology.com/history/>.

Thank You

Questions?