Image‐Driven Robot Assists Surgeons with Total Hip Replacements

Abstract

Last November a robot called the ROBODOC™ Surgical Assistant made medical history as the first robot to take an active role in orthopaedic surgery. ROBODOC's function in the operating room is to prepare a cavity for a prosthetic implant which will replace a patient's damaged or diseased hip joint. This procedure requires precision that is often unobtainable with traditional surgical tools and manual techniques.

Citation

Musits, B.L., Bargar, W.L. and Carbone, E.J. (1993), "Image‐Driven Robot Assists Surgeons with Total Hip Replacements", Industrial Robot, Vol. 20 No. 5, pp. 12-14. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb004583