Robot-assisted surgery has a number of advantages over traditional surgery – it’s steadier, more precise, less invasive, plus the surgeon doesn’t even have to be in the same room (or continent) as the patient.
One of its drawbacks, however, is the fact that surgeons can’t feel any of the resistance put up by the patients’ tissues – essentially, the controls provide no sense of touch. To address this problem, Linda van den Bedem from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) has created a prototype surgical robot that does provide tactile feedback, and its name is Sofie… or Surgeon’s Operating Force-feedback Interface Eindhoven.
Sofie is controlled via joysticks on a control panel, which become harder or easier to move, depending on how much pressure the robotic surgical instruments are exerting against the patients’ tissues. Such a system could be particularly useful for tasks such as making sutures, as it should give surgeons a better sense of how tightly they’re pulling the thread.
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- Robotic Surgery Program now performed at Cook County Healthon April 17, 2024 at 1:32 pm
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- Intuitive Surgical Q1 Earnings Preview: Rising robotic surgery demand could amp up saleson April 17, 2024 at 9:52 am
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- How robotic-assisted hip and knee replacement surgeries are giving patients a new lease of lifeon April 14, 2024 at 5:00 pm
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- Sakra World Hospital completes 100 robotic GI surgerieson April 12, 2024 at 2:19 am
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- Cheshire Medical Center acquires its first surgical roboton April 18, 2024 at 4:17 pm
Intuitive's da Vinci Xi robotic surgical platform will enable the hospital to perform hundreds of minimally invasive general, bariatric, and gynecological surgeries every year.
- Medical Device Maker Intuitive Beats Estimates on Strong Demand for Surgical Robotson April 18, 2024 at 1:52 pm
Intuitive, which makes surgical robots called da Vinci, earned $1.50 per share on an adjusted basis for the quarter ended March 31. Analysts on average estimated $1.41, according to LSEG data. The ...
- Cook County Health Celebrates the Launch of New Robotic Surgery Programon April 18, 2024 at 1:14 pm
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William Blair analyst Brandon Vazquez has increased confidence in Intuitive after viewing the new da Vinci 5 system at SAGES 2024.
- Medtronic unveils new AI for laparoscopic, robotic surgery techon April 18, 2024 at 6:00 am
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- Robotic Surgery Program now performed at Cook County Healthon April 17, 2024 at 1:32 pm
The goal is to ensure that all patients, regardless of age, race, wealth, or status, can access the best possible medical care.
- Intuitive Surgical Q1 Earnings Preview: Rising robotic surgery demand could amp up saleson April 17, 2024 at 9:52 am
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