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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"Robotic surgery"”.
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XMARCUS: A Pathway Towards Remote Robotic Surgery Coaching
XMARCUS: A Pathway Towards Remote Robotic Surgery Training}, is a compilation work of human-robot, human-artificial intelligence, and human-computer interaction. The thesis provides a technical overview of the history of robotic surgery, present innovation, and future impacts. We present a …
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The Effect of Videogame Play on Robotic Surgery Skill Acquisition
Robotic surgery uses innovative technology to transcend a surgeon's skills when performing complex procedures. Currently, the only FDA approved robotic system is Intuitive's da Vinci Surgical System. While this system offers many advantages over other minimally invasive techniques, it also …
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Advanced Augmented Reality Telestration Techniques With Applications In Laparoscopic And Robotic Surgery
<p>The art of teaching laparoscopic or robotic surgery currently has a primary reliance on an expert surgeon tutoring a student during a live surgery. During these operations, surgeons are viewing the inside of the body through a manipulatable camera. Due to the viewpoint translation and narrow …
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Design and Optimisation of Virtual Mechanism Controllers With Applications in Robotic Surgery
… to enabling safe, effective, and intuitive robotic systems. This thesis explores virtual mechanism control, a structured approach to designing robot controllers using virtual mechanical components. This method offers advantages in simplicity of implementation, ease of design, and intuitive …
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Patient Willingness to Undergo Robotic Surgery: Identification and Validation of a Predictive Model
… an individual willing (or unwilling) to undergo robotic surgery. Though surgical feasibility and provider perceptions are often studied, little research has investigated how patients perceive robotic surgical systems.</p> <p>METHOD: A two-stage approach was taken in order to build and validate a …
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How Does Robotic Surgery Influence Communication, Leadership, and Team Outcomes? A Multimethod Examination.
… to be less invasive to the patients undergoing surgery. Minimally-invasive surgery can be practiced through traditional laparoscopic methods as well as with robotic technology that displaces the surgeon from the operating table. Robotic surgery has been cited to be safer and more effective than …
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Operating in the shadows : the productive deviance needed to make robotic surgery work
Though a 2.5-year mixed-method study comparing robotic surgical practice to traditional surgical practice, I explore how crucial outcomes require productive deviance: norm- and policy-challenging practices that are tolerated because they produce superior outcomes in the work processes governed by …
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The Lived Experience of Recovery Following Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) for Head and Neck Cancer
… invasive surgical techniques, such as transoral robotic surgery (TORS), has enabled select patients with head and neck cancer to receive treatment that results in less disfigurement and dysfunction compared with traditional approaches. While TORS research has focused mainly on functional surgical …
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Multi-aspect Comparative Analysis of Some Perioperative Indicators in Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery in Gynecologic Oncology // Многоаспектен сравнителен анализ на някои периоперативни показатели при лапароскопски и роботизирани онкогинекологични операции
Технологичният напредък в медицината, промени хирургичната практика днес. Лапароскопските и роботизирани намеси доказаха своите предимства пред конвенционалната хирургия със своята малка травматичност, добър поглед на оперативното поле, минимална болка в следоперативния период, добър козметичен …
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Naujai atsirandančių robotinių sistemų pritaikymas urologijoje /
… field. One of the biggest breakthroughs in surgery in the last three decades is considered to be the invention of robotic surgery systems, which have reduced the invasiveness of the operation, improved patient‘s post-operative recovery results and provided better ergonomics for the surgeon. …
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ROBOTIC TELESURGERY: AN INVESTIGATION OF UTILITY, HUMAN ADAPTATION, AND PERFORMANCE
Robotic surgery is a powerful, new method for performing minimally invasive surgery (MIS). The method allows complex procedures through incisions which are 10 mm or less. Robotic surgery has grown rapidly because small MIS incisions result in rapid patient recovery compared to conventional methods. …
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Computational Modeling Approaches For Task Analysis In Robotic-Assisted Surgery
<p>Surgery is continuously subject to technological innovations including the introduction of robotic surgical devices. The ultimate goal is to program the surgical robot to perform certain difficult or complex surgical tasks in an autonomous manner. The feasibility of current robotic surgery …
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Study and analysis of the evolution of knee arthroplasty surgery through its technological innovation
… continue to experience dissatisfaction after the surgery. Given the rise in the aging population, increased insurance eligibility for TKA in patients with milder symptoms, and growing interest in robotic surgery, it is important to identify technology gaps that can improve overall patient …
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Computational modeling and simulation for projectile impact and indentation of biological tissues and polymers
… and helmets, and repair strategies including robotic surgery or needle-based drug delivery. However, due to the mechanical complexity of so-called "soft tissues," including nonlinear viscoelastic behavior, surface adhesion, material failures and shock effects, the experimental characterization …
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The experiences of nurses with communication encounters when assisting in robotic-assisted surgery (RAS)
… resulting from communication breakdowns in robotic-assisted surgery is significant. Messages must be clear, brief, and timely to navigate the high-risk, distraction-filled, time-critical robotics environment. Nurses play a primary role in the success of robotics programmes and surgical …
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Digitalisation in healthcare: the future of surgical training
… to aid performance and enhance training in surgery is key. Challenges in surgical training owing to an increase in trainee numbers, a reduction in working hours, increase in complexity and variety of surgeries performed have become major issues in surgical education. The COVID-19 pandemic …
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Simulations of deformations and fracture of biological materials
… and torsional stiffnesses. First, to advance robotic surgery, we evaluate different numerical algorithms and techniques to simulate the deformation of soft tissue under a surgical tool pressure. We generate a three-dimensional finite element model of a porcine liver which was scanned using …
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Digital Twins of the Living Knee: From Measurements to Model
… improved the lives of many. In orthopaedics, robotic surgery has given clinicians superior accuracy when performing interventions over conventional methods. Nevertheless, while these and many other methods are available to ensure treatments are performed successfully, far fewer methods exist …
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Enhancing safety in telerobotic surgery via haptic feedback
… two frameworks for teleoperation of robotic manipulators with haptic force feedback through dynamic model-based approach and model-mediated approach integrating with non-contact sensing are presented. The obvious advantage of the two frameworks is eliminating the need for mounting …
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Mechanical characterization of mammalian brain tissue and energy dissipative polymers
… test media to evaluate new helmets or optimize robotic surgery techniques. However, the so-called "soft matter" employed to date for ballistic applications, such as ballistic gelatin and clay, are crude mechanical representations of brain tissue. Therefore, there remains a need for a class of …
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