Surgeons Assisted By Surgical Robots
Actually if we say "robot," it implies that it will perform a function totally on its own. In the case of surgical robots, they are really computer-assisted surgical devices that provide advantages in surgical operations. They provide greater accuracy, miniaturization of instruments, being able to operate laparoscopically, do reconstructive procedures and see with greater magnification and with better lighting. Key Innovation That Is Ideal For Robotic Surgery In usual way, conventional open-heart surgery requires much larger openings in the chest cavity, a longer hospital stays and a greater chance of needing blood transfusions. But in applying robotic surgery, doctors use technique in which insert thin probes called laparoscopic instruments into the body through small openings, eliminating the need to make large incisions that leave scars and require a lengthy recovery time. In simpler way it lessens the pain, blood loss and the length of recovery. In addition, without surgical robots, surgeons manipulate the laparoscopic probes with a handle that remains outside the body. And using such handheld tools presents challenges to surgeons because it is difficult to manipulate, the devices. For example, moving the handle in one direction causes the probe to move in the opposite direction inside the body. How It Operates? In operating the device, a surgeon sits at a console a few feet from the patient, peering into a high-powered camera while guiding the robotic arms, inserted into the patient’s chest, to perform cutting and stitching deep inside the body. The camera magnifies the view in 3-D image on a computer screen mounted on the console. For further information visit this site (http://members.tripod.com/). The only surgical robot currently on the market costs about $1 million, but researchers are trying to create alternatives that cost about $250,000. Now, they are developing low cost, portable surgical robots that might be use in future application. Example is in endoluminal surgery, in which a light source is part of a flexible probe that could be snaked throughout the body, perhaps gaining entry through the stomach, an artery or some other part of the body. See also my last post Robots That Provide Various Services about Snake-Arm Technology. In my next post I will discussed companion robots.
