Current Capabilities and Development Potential in Surgical Robotics

Commercial surgical robots have been in clinical use since the mid-1990s, supporting surgeons in various tasks. In the past decades, many systems emerged as research platforms, and a few entered the global market. This paper summarizes the currently available surgical systems and research directions...

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Published in:International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems 2015-05, Vol.12 (5)
Main Authors: Hoeckelmann, Mathias, Rudas, Imre J., Fiorini, Paolo, Kirchner, Frank, Haidegger, Tamas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Automation
Catheters
Cognition & reasoning
Commercialization
Costs
FDA approval
Global marketing
Manipulators
Medical equipment
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Platforms
Regulatory approval
Robot arms
Robotics
Robots
Surgeons
Surgery
Surgical instruments
Tasks
Taxonomy
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Summary:Commercial surgical robots have been in clinical use since the mid-1990s, supporting surgeons in various tasks. In the past decades, many systems emerged as research platforms, and a few entered the global market. This paper summarizes the currently available surgical systems and research directions in the broader field of surgical robotics. The widely deployed teleoperated manipulators aim to enhance human cognitive and physical skills and provide smart tools for surgeons, while image-guided robotics focus on surpassing human limitations by introducing automated targeting and treatment delivery methods. Both concepts are discussed based on prototypes and commercial systems. Through concrete examples the possible future development paths of surgical robots are illustrated. While research efforts are taking different approaches to improve the capacity of such systems, the aim of this survey is to assess their maturity from the commercialization point of view.
ISSN:1729-8806
1729-8814
DOI:10.5772/60133