Sunday, March 2, 2008
Robot Assisted Surgery by da Vinci
Robot Assisted Surgery by da Vinci
Ever been operated on by a robot? Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci surgical system isn't autonomous by any means, but the surgeon certainly isn't holding the scalpel in his or her hand.
The da Vinci system has electromechanical arms for holding a dual lens, dual 3-CCD sensor camera (for depth perception), and all the tools required for surgery from Intuitive Surgical (most called EndoWrist Instruments) including scalpels, needle holders, scissors, graspers, cauterization tools and other instruments. Although the specifics are not detailed, each arm sends force feedback to the controls and the camera produces what Intuitive Surgical calls a 3D image.
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Ever been operated on by a robot? Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci surgical system isn't autonomous by any means, but the surgeon certainly isn't holding the scalpel in his or her hand.
The da Vinci system has electromechanical arms for holding a dual lens, dual 3-CCD sensor camera (for depth perception), and all the tools required for surgery from Intuitive Surgical (most called EndoWrist Instruments) including scalpels, needle holders, scissors, graspers, cauterization tools and other instruments. Although the specifics are not detailed, each arm sends force feedback to the controls and the camera produces what Intuitive Surgical calls a 3D image.
Full story here
Labels: Bio-engineering, Industrial-Engineering
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