Roboticsurgery

=**Robotic Surgery**=

1. What is Robotic Surgery? 2. Research and describe the Worlds First Telesurgery. [] 3. How does it Work? Read How Stuff Works: How Robotic Surgery will work and either photocopy the article and highlight the main points or summarise it into your own words.  Watch the video:   [] Also visit the following website: __http://www.stronghealth.com/services/surgical/roboticvideo.cfm __ for a short video of first cardiac surgery. and do some of your own research.  YouTube offers a range of videos including an hour long video of watching a robotic surgery.media type="youtube" key="Cv1O3_gTdUw" height="344" width="425"

4. How is currently being used?  <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> =<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; msofareastfontfamily: Verdana; msobidifontfamily: Verdana; msolist: Ignore;">1. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Restoring the Human touch to Remote-controlled surgery, The New York times, April 2005 = <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> Remote control surgery, with surgeons performing surgery using a computer console which guide robotic tools e.g. scalpels and scissors. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> =<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; msofareastfontfamily: Verdana; msobidifontfamily: Verdana; msolist: Ignore;">2. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Robotic surgery a boost to cancer patients, The Borneo Post, October 2005 = <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">A doctor performs the procedure remotely by looking through a viewer that provides a 3-d image. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> =<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; msofareastfontfamily: Verdana; msobidifontfamily: Verdana; msolist: Ignore;">3. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Dexterous Mini-robots to aid ops, BBC News, January 2006 = <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> Biopsy’s performed so far on pigs, by inserting these robots through the mouth. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> Back
 * <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Robotic Surgery Record of News Articles: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">To action: Find one more recent article. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Discuss as a class the social and ethical issues surrounding robotic surgery. Consider the patient, doctors and hospitals as your stakeholders. **