Citation
(2003), "Minimally invasive robotic surgery", Industrial Robot, Vol. 30 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/ir.2003.04930aad.008
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2003, MCB UP Limited
Minimally invasive robotic surgery
Minimally invasive robotic surgery
Applicant: SRI International, USA; Intuitive Surgical,Inc., USAPatent number: US6,309,397Publication date: 30 October 2001Title: Accessories for minimally invasive robotic surgery and methods
This invention relates to robotic surgery methods, devices, and systems. It presents a method of performing minimally invasive robotic surgery in a body cavity of a patient by introducing at least one surgical accessory and a robotic surgical tool into the cavity. These in vivo accessories can be manipulated by the robotic surgical tools for performing different tasks. The accessories can be held by a dedicated accessory holder or support that is introduced into the surgical site through a separate opening. The surgical tools can use the accessories for performing a wide range of additional tasks without leaving the surgical site. In this way, the need to exchange tools and load instruments outside the surgical site is reduced, thereby reducing surgery time.