Minimally invasive surgical technology

Regenerative Medicine in Minimally Invasive Surgical Technology... 

The growing demand for complex and minimally invasive surgical interventions is driving the search for ways to use computer-based information technology as a link between the preoperative plan and the tools utilized by the surgeon. Computers, used in conjunction with advanced surgical assist devices, will fundamentally alter the way that procedures are carried out in twenty-first century operating rooms. 

Despite the success of da Vinci robots, there are many procedures awaiting advanced technologies. Still, behind the scenes, many robotic devices and technologies have been applied to traditional surgical procedures and minimally invasive surgeries. 

Madhani, A.J., Design of teleoperated surgical instruments for minimally invasive surgery, PhD diss., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1998. 

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