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Background
The impact of robotics on benign hysterectomy surgical approach, clinical outcomes, and learning curve is still unclear.
Methods
Review of abdominal, vaginal, laparoscopic, or robotic cases in 156 US hospitals in the Premier Research Database.
Results
Of 289 875 hysterectomies, abdominal cases decreased from 2005–2010 (60–33%) and minimally invasive approaches increased (40–67%). Conversion...
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Depth perception is a major issue in augmented reality (AR)‐based surgical navigation. We propose an AR and virtual reality (VR) switchable visualization system with distance information, and evaluate its performance in a surgical navigation set‐up.
Methods
To improve depth perception, seamless switching from AR to VR was implemented. In addition, the minimum distance between the tip...
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We have assessed how the introduction of robotics in a publicly funded endometrial cancer service affects clinical and economic outcomes.
Methods
The study included 196 women. Costs were divided into those for wards, high dependency, staffing, theatres, pharmacy, blood products, imaging, pathology and rehabilitation. Capital depreciation was included.
Results
Prior to the introduction...
Background
The use of lasers in transoral surgery enables precise tissue incision with minimal adverse effects on surrounding structures. Nonetheless, the lack of haptic feedback during laser cutting impairs the surgeon's perception of the incision depth, potentially leading to undesired tissue damage.
Methods
This paper presents a novel approach, based on statistical regression analysis, to estimate...
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Otitis media with effusion is a worldwide ear disease. The current treatment is to surgically insert a ventilation grommet into the tympanic membrane. A robotic device allowing automatic grommet insertion has been designed in a previous study; however, the part of the membrane where the malleus bone is attached to the inner surface is to be avoided during the insertion process.
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A complete Cox maze IV procedure is difficult to accomplish using current endoscopic and minimally invasive techniques. These techniques are hampered by inability to adequately dissect the posterior structures of the heart and place all necessary lesions. We present a novel approach, using robotic technology, that achieves placement of all the lesions of the complete maze procedure.
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Ventriculostomy is a widely performed neurosurgical procedure; some risk factors can be mitigated by computer/robot‐assisted approaches. Platforms fostering synergistic robot–surgeon integration are pursued, for which lightweight robots with compliant controlled joints must be assessed (because compliance hampers accuracy).
Methods
We developed a platform encompassing, in particular,...
Background
Peeling procedures in retinal surgery require micron‐scale manipulation and control of sub‐tactile forces.
Methods
Hybrid position/force control of an actuated handheld microsurgical instrument is presented as a means for simultaneously improving positioning accuracy and reducing forces to prevent avoidable trauma to tissue. The system response was evaluated, and membrane‐peeling trials...
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A novel MRI‐conditional robot that navigates focused ultrasound (FUS) for the treatment of gynaecological tumors endovaginally was developed.
Methods
The robotic system has two PC‐controlled axes (linear and angular). The robotic system was manufactured using a digital manufacturing 3D printer using acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastic. Evaluation of the device was performed...
Background
Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases have become the leading cause of death for people, and endovascular surgery has become the main therapeutic method. Robot technology would overcome some limitations of conventional surgery, and has good prospects.
Methods
A total of 15 patients received cerebral angiography assisted by a vascular interventional robot following preoperative...
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Robot‐assisted minimally invasive surgery has shown tremendous advances over the traditional technique. However, currently commercialized systems are large and complicated, which vastly raises the system cost and operation room requirements.
Methods
A MIS robot named ‘MicroHand’ was developed over the past few years. The basic principle and the key technologies are analyzed in this paper...
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An Internet‐based tele‐operative robotic catheter operating system was designed for vascular interventional surgery, to afford unskilled surgeons the opportunity to learn basic catheter/guidewire skills, while allowing experienced physicians to perform surgeries cooperatively. Remote surgical procedures, limited by variable transmission times for visual feedback, have been associated with...
Background
The posterolateral graft has been reported to fail more frequently than the anteromedial graft in double‐bundle ACL reconstructions. This study investigated the graft kinematics using a 3D modelling technique.
Methods
Twenty subjects performed a stair‐ascending activity under dual fluoroscopy surveillance. A double‐bundle ACL reconstruction was simulated on those healthy knees using...
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Feasibility and outcome of robotic‐assisted laparoscopy (RAL) for endometrial cancer was evaluated with a mean follow‐up of 4 years.
Methods
Robotic hysterectomy (RH) and type B robotic radical hysterectomy (RRH), with or without pelvic lymphadenectomy (PLH), was performed on 51 consecutive patients. Records were reviewed for demographic data, medical/surgical history and comorbidities,...
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This work evaluated the accuracy and safety of a protocol for minimally‐invasive flapless zygomatic implant placement that uses computer‐guided stereolithographic mucosa‐supported surgical templates.
Methods
A total of six zygomatic implants were placed in three formalin‐fixed human cadaver heads, with edentulous and severely atrophic posterior maxillae. CT scans of each cadaver head...
Background
To evaluate whether the safety and efficacy of robotic radical hysterectomy (RRH) in patients with cervical cancer (CC) are equivalent to those of laparoscopic radical hysterectomy (LRH).
Methods
The Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Ovid and Web of Science databases were searched. Studies documenting a comparison of RRH with LRH for CC were selected. Operative and recovery outcomes,...
BackgroundRespiratory function testing is important for detecting and monitoring illness, however, it is difficult for some patients, such as the young and severely ill, to perform conventional tests that require cooperation and/or patient contact.
MethodA new method was developed for non‐contact breathing measurement, employing photometric stereo to capture the surface topography of the torso of...
BackgroundRobotic techniques are beginning to be applied to spine surgery, but safety is always a concern. Respiration‐induced motion during surgery could lead to inaccurate robot‐assisted pedicle screw placement. Accurate positional information for vertebral movement is needed to develop new techniques to eliminate or adjust respiration‐induced motion and improve the accuracy of robotic spine surgery...
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