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Review
. 2018 Sep;100(Suppl 7):4-13.
doi: 10.1308/rcsann.supp2.4.

The future of robotic surgery

Andrew Brodie  1 , Nikhil Vasdev  2
Affiliations
Review

The future of robotic surgery

Andrew Brodie et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2018 Sep.

Abstract

How robotics could help shape the future of surgical care.

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Figure 1
Senhance Surgical system – Single robotic arm units and open control system. (Image credit TransEnterix Surgical Inc)
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Figure 2
Versius surgical system. (Image credit CMR Surgical)
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Figure 3
MiroSure robotic system a) Table-mounted robotic arms b) Open 3D-HD control console. (Image credit DLR, CC-BY 3.0)
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Figure 4
Intuitive Surgical SP 1098 single port articulated endoscope and instruments. (Image credit Rassweiler et al, 2017)
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Figure 5
Single Port Orifice Robotic Technology surgical system a) Open 3D-HD workstation b) single port articulated endoscope and instruments. (Images credit Titan Medical Inc)
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Figure 6
Master–Slave Transluminal Endoscopic Robot (MASTER) for us in R-NOTES. (Image credit Endomaster Pte Ltd)
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Figure 7
Avicenna Roboflex. Open robotic control console and robotic flexible ureterenoscope. (Image credit Elmed Medical Systems Inc.)
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Figure 8
Robotic microinstrument. (Image credit Medical Microinstruments)
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Figure 9
Preceyes microscope and robotic arm. (Image credit Preceyes BV)
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