Mar 5 2011
California-based company, Intuitive Surgical, introduces a new surgical robot for helping doctors to handle minute surgical instruments with high precision.
This huge equipment, in the shape of an octopus, has been developed to save patients from trauma and to accelerate their recovery time.
A kidney surgeon at the Vancouver General Hospital (VGH), Dr. Chris Nguan, explained the practical uses of the da Vinci surgical robot that it acquired recently. VGH received a $5-million grant for conducting research in computer-aided clinical procedures.
The robot’s console displays a three-dimensional view of a patient’s body. Doctors can digitally control and operate tiny instruments and needles using the robot. Nguan has used the VGH surgical robot often for performing kidney and prostate surgeries.
Nguan also explained that students who lack experience in performing accurate movements can practice using these robots.
VGH has used one da Vinci robot for surgery and the two new robots, acquired recently, will be used for research and refining surgical techniques.
Source: http://www.intuitivesurgical.com/