Robotic Surgery

Justin Pelletier

What is Robotic Surgery?

Uses a patient cart and surgeon console instead of traditional surgery.

An alternative for laparoscopic surgery (Minimal invasive).

Smaller incisions and instruments.

History The first robotic

surgery: In 1987 Was a

Cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal)

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da Vinci Surgery Consists of: Patient cart: 4

robotic arms. Surgeon Console:

3D imaging portion along with forceps like instruments.

Medical professional in room.

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Surgeon Console

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Patient Cart

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Types of surgery (available through the da Vinci

system) Cardiac Colorectal General Surgery Gynecology Head and Neck Thoracic Urology

Benefits Minimally invasive: less

scaring, smaller incisions. Quicker recovery. Shorter hospital stay. Less risk of infection. Low blood loss.

Safety Patient cart arms mimic

surgeon's movements. Surgeon is seated

implies less fatigue. Performs self-safety

checks. Fail-safe: shuts down

safely. Medical professional in

surgical suite.

Setbacks Less degrees of motion with robotic arms.

Cost: still uses surgeon but robotic system costs more for hospital. Surgeries usually the same cost.

Risks with some surgeries and treatments are not eliminated.

Not cost effective.

Improved patient outcome claim not fully proved.

Recent Accomplishments

da Vinci: Single-site Single incision FDA approved for

gallbladder removal Cost: $1.3 to $2.2

million (depending on existing technology)

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Future? In development: By Dr. Dennis Fowler and Dr. Peter Allen.

Incision is 15 millimeters (6/10ths of an inch).

Once inside it unfolds to reveal components.

Titan Medical- Toronto

Any Questions?

Works Cited [1] "Da Vinci ... Changing The Experience of Surgery." Da Vinci Surgery. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2013.

<http://www.davincisurgery.com/>.

[2] "Da Vinci Si System." Intuitive Surgical. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2013.

<http://www.intuitivesurgical.com/company/media/images/davinci_si_images.html>.

[3] Eisenberg, Anne. "NOVELTIES; When Robotic Surgery Leaves Just a Scratch." The New York Times. The New

York Times, 18 Nov. 2012. Web. 26 Feb. 2013. <http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/18/business/single-incision-

surgery-via-new-robotic-systems.html?_r=1>.

[4] "The First Korean Experience of Telemanipulative Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Using the Da

Vinci System." Yonsei Medical Journal. Yonsei University College of Medicine, 20 June 2007. Web. 26 Feb. 2013.

<http://www.eymj.org/search.php?where=aview&id=10.3349/ymj.2007.48.3.540&code=0069YMJ&vmode=PUBREA

DER>.

[5]<http://biomed.brown.edu/Courses/BI108/BI108_2004_Groups/Group02/Group%2002%20Website/

history_robotic.htm>.

[6] "Robot Surgery - Reassuring or Scary?" - IEEE Spectrum. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2013.

<http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-software/robot_surgery_reassuring_or_scary>.

[7] "Robotic Surgery." Robotic Surgery Benefits. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2013.

<http://www.roboticoncology.com/robotic-surgery/>.