News tagged with surgical robot
Hospital surgical volume should be considered when judging value of procedures
The volume of cases performed at an institution each year has a direct effect on the outcome of surgical procedures, and should always be considered when looking at the benefits of a technique, according to a team of researchers ...
Cancer
May 05, 2013 |
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Technique finds software bugs in surgical robots and helps developers fix flaws, ensure safety
Surgical robots could make some types of surgery safer and more effective, but proving that the software controlling these machines works as intended is problematic. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the Johns ...
Surgery
Apr 08, 2013 |
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Study results indicate Fundamental Skills of Robotic Surgery appears to be effective way to train surgeons
Researchers from Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) and four collaborating institutions have evaluated the effectiveness of a novel curriculum to safely train surgeons on the da Vinci Surgical System, which is used to perform ...
Surgery
Mar 13, 2013 |
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Young gamers offer insight to teaching new physicians robotic surgery (w/ Video)
What can high school and college-age video game enthusiasts teach young surgeons-in-training?
Surgery
Nov 15, 2012 |
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Surgeons offer procedures through belly button
There's a novel way to remove a gallbladder: Use a surgical robot to take it out through the navel.
Surgery
Sep 23, 2012 |
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Use of surgical robots booming despite hefty cost
Dr. John Lenihan sits at a computer console about 20 feet from his hysterectomy patient lying on the operating table.
Surgery
Jul 17, 2012 |
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Extending the hands of the endoscopic surgeon
More precision and less cost for endoscopic surgeries: the tool developed by DistalMotion, a spin-off of EPFL, will allow surgeons to reproduce their exact movements. The prototype was just released from the ...
Surgery
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Remote-control surgery grows, despite inconclusive evidence
Chubby, pink and anesthetized into unconsciousness and paralysis, 16-week-old Ian Lund was a small bump under blue drapes on an operating table at University of Chicago Medicine. Perched above him was a robot, with arms like ...
Surgery
Mar 02, 2012 |
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Preoperative MRI may reduce risk of nerve damage in prostate cancer surgeries
Preoperative MRI helps surgeons make more informed decisions about nerve-sparing procedures in men with prostate cancer, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.
Cancer
Jan 24, 2012 |
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'Open-source' robotic surgery platform going to top medical research labs
Robotics experts at the University of California, Santa Cruz and the University of Washington (UW) have completed a set of seven advanced robotic surgery systems for use by major medical research laboratories throughout the ...
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Jan 12, 2012 |
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New approach to thyroid surgery eliminates neck scar
As the rate of thyroid cancer continues to climb, doctors are urging patients to be more cautious about thyroid nodules, a common disorder that is responsible for a small but growing number of thyroid cancer cases. Thyroid ...
Cancer
Aug 09, 2011 |
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Specific modules for robot-assisted surgery debuts
Two life-sciences entrepreneurs are launching the first procedure-specific software modules for robot-assisted surgery.
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May 13, 2011 |
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