4. How is currently being used? Robotic Surgery Record of News Articles:
1.Restoring the Human touch to Remote-controlled surgery, The New York times, April 2005
Remote control surgery, with surgeons performing surgery using a computer console which guide robotic tools e.g. scalpels and scissors.
2.Robotic surgery a boost to cancer patients, The Borneo Post, October 2005
A doctor performs the procedure remotely by looking through a viewer that provides a 3-d image.
3.Dexterous Mini-robots to aid ops, BBC News, January 2006
Biopsy’s performed so far on pigs, by inserting these robots through the mouth. To action: Find one more recent article. Discuss as a class the social and ethical issues surrounding robotic surgery.Consider the patient, doctors and hospitals as your stakeholders. Back
Robotic Surgery
1. What is Robotic Surgery?
2. Research and describe the Worlds First Telesurgery.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/1552211.stm
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:
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/multivu/3378-heart-bypass-surgery-using-only-4-holes-video.htm
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.
4. How is currently being used?
Robotic Surgery Record of News Articles:
1. Restoring the Human touch to Remote-controlled surgery, The New York times, April 2005
Remote control surgery, with surgeons performing surgery using a computer console which guide robotic tools e.g. scalpels and scissors.
2. Robotic surgery a boost to cancer patients, The Borneo Post, October 2005
A doctor performs the procedure remotely by looking through a viewer that provides a 3-d image.
3. Dexterous Mini-robots to aid ops, BBC News, January 2006
Biopsy’s performed so far on pigs, by inserting these robots through the mouth.
To action: Find one more recent article.
Discuss as a class the social and ethical issues surrounding robotic surgery. Consider the patient, doctors and hospitals as your stakeholders.
Back