Do You Have Faith in Robotic Surgery?

Robotic surgery is promoted to have huge advantages over traditional surgeries. Da Vinci is one of the well-known surgical robotic system that is used in the hospitals in the United States over the decade in millions of operations, claimed online sources. The procedures are usually done through incisions that are about the size of a belly button (sometimes even through the belly button itself), reducing the chance of infection and shortening recovery times. One of the benefits of robotic surgery is that is cut short the patient’s stay in the hospital. However, you should bear in mind that all forms of surgeries are not perfect and have drawbacks. Experts pry on the safety issues associated with da Vinci surgical robotic system.

Three components form the operating core of da Vinci: a patient cart — which houses the robotic arms, the surgeon console and a vision system that provides all the connections, which allow the console and instruments to communicate. However, the lack of tactile feedback for the surgeon is believed to a disadvantage of robotic surgery. The robotic arms cannot determine whether the organ is soft, hard, bony, or delicate. This raises the potential risk of organ damage.

Most research has shown that robotic techniques performed by highly trained surgeons and applied to carefully selected patients at a high-volume center offer favorable outcomes from both a quality and cost standpoint when compared to conventional techniques over the long term. But the robotic era is only beginning. More studies are required to get a fuller picture of the outcomes and economics of robotic surgery.

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• linkedin.com/today/post/article/20121221192714-205372152-can-you-trust-your-surgery-to-a-robot
• gizmodo.com/5966847/would-you-be-comfortable-trusting-your-health-to-a-robot-doctor
• edition.cnn.com/2013/08/02/tech/da-vinci-robot-surgery/index.html
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The History of da Vinci Surgical System

Science has always been vigilant in watching for new discoveries and developments. In the present-day, it is regarded that the surgical robot is the most sophisticated invention. Some of us may not know but the use of robotic surgery had been known to evolve in the past two decades, online sources report. In 1987, it has been introduced and used for laparascopy surgery, a cholescystecotomy. Time has helped the scientists to develop and perfect the robotic system. Today, the famous name for surgical robots is the da Vinci.

Da Vinci robotics is named after Leonardo da Vinci, a famous 15th century inventor, painter, Renaissance man and philosopher, who is also known for advancing the study of human anatomy. The creation of Leonardo da Vinci that realistically captured the three-dimensional anatomical accuracy has contributed to da Vinci’s ability to utilize and enhance the surgeon’s capability providing less invasive procedures that would previously required major surgery.

It was in 1995 that the Intuitive Surgical was founded. Da Vinci surgical system was first released by the Intuitive Surgical in the market in 1999. In 2000, the approval was given by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to da Vinci system for laparascopic operations.

During that time when the use of robotic surgery is starting to flourish, laparascopy was said to experience some problems. Many institutions recognized a potential opportunity to blend minimally invasive surgery (MIS) with robotics to overcome the limitations of laparoscopic surgery.

Intuitive also faces of a number of da Vinci lawsuits lodged in recent months alleging that surgeons with insufficient training inadvertently cut tissue with errant electricity from the robot’s electronic cutting tool, causing major complications.

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• intuitivesurgical.com/company/history/
• roboticsurgeryfdc.com/History.php
• allonrobots.com/da-vinci-robot.html
• easttnmedicalnews.com/news.php?viewStory=1328