Technology requirements for robotic surgery

Abstract

The new computer‐enhanced operating environment is making a compelling impact on healthcare: improving efficiency in the operating room (OR) with better communications, streamlined networks and effective personnel utilization; increasing the number of procedures that can be performed in a minimally invasive fashion for reduced patient pain, trauma and recovery time; and enabling new procedures that would otherwise be impossible to perform due to human limitations. To maximize the benefits to the hospital, staff and, most importantly, patients, the introduction of robotics necessitates careful evaluation of the technology along several criteria. Computer Motion suggests using its “four cornerstones of robotic surgery” to assess the appropriateness of the technology or equipment under consideration: OR readiness; procedural compatibility; precision and dexterity enhancement; and open architecture and upgradability. Evaluating along these four cornerstones helps ensure the equipment or technology will meet the feasibility, accuracy, utilization, system longevity, patient safety and surgeon/OR team benefits required by today’s OR environment and staff.

Citation

Wright, J. (2001), "Technology requirements for robotic surgery", Industrial Robot, Vol. 28 No. 5, pp. 392-397. https://doi.org/10.1108/01439910110401358