Surgical Robotics

Going the Distance: Surgical Robotics and Remote Medical Care in the Battlefield
Posted in Features, Surgical Robotics on Saturday, May 01 2010
Providing medical care from afar using robotic technology is a fascinating concept that could save more lives in the battlefield. The technology still has a way to go, but it is starting to make its way into reality. One thing researchers are discovering is that autonomous technology could be a very attractive option for situations with limited access to medical care.
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Robotics Offer Newfound Surgical Capabilities
Posted in Features, Surgical Robotics on Monday, March 01 2010
Anyone who has ever worked on a car’s engine or tried to fix a sink knows the frustration of trying to perform precision work in a hard-to-reach place. Now imagine conducting repairs on the International Space Station while floating nearly 200 miles above Earth. To ease this frustration, NASA funded work on autonomous robotic devices that would be able to retrieve tools and even crew outside of the station.
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Robot Speeds Vascetomy Removal
Posted in News, Surgical Robotics on Thursday, January 21 2010
University of Florida urologists have used robot-assisted surgery to cut about 20 minutes off the average surgery time for conventional vasectomy reversal using a microscope.

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CT X-Ray System
Posted in Products, Surgical Robotics on Friday, January 01 2010
North Star Imaging (Rogers, MN) offers the ImagiX compact computed tomography (CT) X-ray system, designed for the scanning of small items sized from 0.02" to 6". It can also be used for digital X-ray inspection. The system features an array of 3D computed tomography reconstruction and evaluation capabilities with NSI’s efX-CT software. It is also available with a 4G CT workstation. X-ray voltage ranges from 10 kV to 150 kV with resolution down to microns.
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Surgical Robots Provide Helping “Hands” in the OR
Posted in Features, Surgical Robotics on Friday, May 01 2009
As human beings become more comfortable sharing their space with robots, we can expect that robotic technologies will infiltrate even more aspects of our lives. For the past decade or so, robotic systems for surgery have been tested, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and used successfully to perform operations that previously required highly invasive surgical procedures. Robotic systems have been used in tens of thousands of procedures including general, urologic, gynecologic, and cardiac procedures such as mitral valve repair.
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