ROBOT ASSISTED SURGERY: A MODERN APPROACH TO CONVENTIONAL SURGICAL TECHNIQUE

Robotics or Robot-assisted surgery integrates the use of advanced computer technology with the experience of the skilled surgery professionals. This technology provides the surgeon with a 10x magnification, high definition, 3D- image of the body’s inner anatomy.

The surgeons generally use controls in the console to manipulate the specific surgical instruments that are smaller as well as more flexible and accurate than the human hand. The reason why the robotics-assisted surgery came into the picture is to minimize the limitations of the pre-existing minimally invasive surgery and to enhance the efficiency of the surgeons who perform the conventional open surgery. The three important cardiac surgery performed by means of the robot-assisted techniques is Atrial septal defect repair, Mitral valve repair, and coronary artery bypass. Robot-assisted surgery proves it incredible use in the field of the gynecological surgery. Gynecological procedure taken place with robot-assisted surgery may reduce the hospital stays the best example for the short hospital stays may be proven in case of the hysterectomy. Certain researchers are also carried out for its use in the field of spine surgery procedures. Surgical robotics techniques are also used in the field of pediatrics to perform various types of surgery for example hernia repair surgery and many others.