Surgical Robotics—Past, Present and Future

Robotic surgery is in continuous development proving to be not only a better therapeutic option in certain procedures but also a pioneer field in which research occupies a very important role. The history of robotic begins with science-fiction literature, but it profiles the industrial and also health robots that are nowadays used. Robotic surgery begins later on with modified industrial robots, but from that point it has its own development. This article is a short history of surgical robotics, continued with the presentation of some surgical robots currently used. At the end, the characteristics of the future surgical robot are discussed, as well a proposal for a minimally invasive SILS robot.

[1]  Makoto Hashizume,et al.  A new era of robotic surgery assisted by a computer-enhanced surgical system. , 2002, Surgery.

[2]  F Graur,et al.  PARASURG hybrid parallel robot for minimally invasive surgery. , 2011, Chirurgia.

[3]  Russell H. Taylor,et al.  Robots as Surgical Assistants: Wher We Are, Wither We Are Tending, and How to Get There , 1997, AIME.

[4]  R. Bittner,et al.  The AESOP robot system in laparoscopic surgery: Increased risk or advantage for surgeon and patient? , 2004, Surgical Endoscopy And Other Interventional Techniques.

[5]  Nicolae Plitea,et al.  Development of a Voice Controlled Surgical Robot , 2010 .

[6]  N. G. Hockstein,et al.  A history of robots: from science fiction to surgical robotics , 2007, Journal of robotic surgery.

[7]  Y. Matsuoka,et al.  Robotics for surgery. , 1999, Annual review of biomedical engineering.

[8]  C. Vaida,et al.  Orientation module for surgical instruments—a systematical approach , 2013 .

[9]  D. Terris,et al.  Surgical robotics in otolaryngology: expanding the technology envelope , 2004, Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery.

[10]  F Graur,et al.  PARAMIS parallel robot for laparoscopic surgery. , 2010, Chirurgia.

[11]  Floris Ernst,et al.  Medical Robotics , 2015, Springer International Publishing.

[12]  Fumio Miyazaki,et al.  Classification, Design and Evaluation of Endoscope Robots , 2010 .

[13]  Vipul R. Patel,et al.  History of robotic surgery , 2010, Journal of robotic surgery.

[14]  M. Hashizume,et al.  Early experiences of endoscopic procedures in general surgery assisted by a computer-enhanced surgical system , 2002, Surgical Endoscopy And Other Interventional Techniques.

[15]  Makoto Hashizume,et al.  Robotic surgery and cancer: the present state, problems and future vision. , 2004, Japanese journal of clinical oncology.

[16]  Paula Gomes,et al.  Surgical robotics: Reviewing the past, analysing the present, imagining the future , 2011 .

[17]  David B. Camarillo,et al.  Robotic technology in surgery: past, present, and future. , 2004, American journal of surgery.

[18]  G. Ballantyne.  Robotic surgery, telerobotic surgery, telepresence, and telementoring , 2002, Surgical Endoscopy And Other Interventional Techniques.

[19]  Annika Raatz,et al.  Development of a Control System for a Parallel Robot Used in Minimally Invasive Surgery , 2009 .