10 Facts About Robotic surgery

Robotic surgery are types of surgical procedures that are done using robotic systems.

Robotically assisted surgery was developed to try to overcome the limitations of pre-existing minimally-invasive surgical procedures and to enhance the capabilities of surgeons performing open surgery.

The first robot to assist in Robotic surgery was the Arthrobot, which was developed and used for the first time in Vancouver in 1985.

In 1992, the ROBODOC was introduced and revolutionized orthopedic Robotic surgery by being able to assist with hip replacement surgeries.

The first robotic surgery took place at The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio under the direction of Robert E Michler.

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AESOP was a breakthrough in robotic surgery when introduced in 1994, as it was the first laparoscopic camera holder to be approved by the FDA.

In May 2006 the first artificial intelligence doctor-conducted unassisted robotic surgery was on a 34-year-old male to correct heart arrhythmia.

Robotic surgery has become more widespread in thoracic surgery for mediastinal pathologies, pulmonary pathologies and more recently complex esophageal surgery.

Robotic surgery can be used to treat fibroids, abnormal periods, endometriosis, ovarian tumors, uterine prolapse, and female cancers.

The existing open Robotic surgery technique has many flaws such as limited access to the surgical area, long recovery time, long hours of operation, blood loss, surgical scars, and marks.