Surgical Robotics Systems Applications and Visions [Paperback]

Surgical robotics is a rapidly evolving field. With roots in academic research, surgical robotic systems are now clinically used across a wide spectrum of surgical procedures. Surgical Robotics: Systems Applications and Visions provides a comprehensive view of the field both from the research and clinical perspectives. This volume takes a look at surgical robotics from four different perspectives, addressing vision, systems, engineering development and clinical applications of these technologies. The book also:-Discusses specific surgical applications of robotics that have already been deployed in operating rooms-Covers specific engineering breakthroughs that have occurred in surgical robotics-Details surgical robotic applications in specific disciplines of surgery including orthopedics, urology, cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, pediatric surgery and general surgerySurgical Robotics: Systems Applications and Visions is an ideal volume for researchers and engineers working in biomedical engineering.

Surgical robotics plays an important role in surgical procedures. Written from a systems-oriented perspective, this volume discusses various applications from surgical disciplines that include orthopedics, urology, cardiac surgery and neurosurgery.

Part I: Visions and Overviews.- Future Directions in Robotic Surgery.- Military Robotic Combat Casualty Extraction and Care.- Telemedicine for the Battlefield: Present and Future Technologies.- Overcoming Barriers to Wider Adoption of Mobile Telerobotic Surgery: Engineering, Clinical and Business Challenges.- Part II: Systems.- Accurate Positioning for Intervention on the Beating Heart using a Crawling Robot.- Miniature In Vivo Robots for NOTES.- A Compact, Simple, and Robust Teleoperated Robotic Surgery System.- Raven - Optimization of a Surgical Robot and Experiments in Telesurgery.- The da Vinci Surgical System.- RIO: Robotic-Arm Interactive Orthopedic System MAKOplasty  User Interactive HapticlÓ3