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Robotics in Surgery: A Modular Robotic Platform Driven Gastric Wedge Resection
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2025
Robotically assisted surgery has become highly popular in recent years. Presented here is the standard care for upper gastrointestinal procedures, including a demonstration of a robotic-assisted gastric wedge resection using a modular robotic device.
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Single-Port Robotic-assisted Transaxillary Breast-conserving Surgery: A Prospective, Single-arm, Non-randomized Phase IIa Clinical Trial
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2025
This prospective study evaluated the implementation of a novel, single-port, robotic platform in oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery for malignant lesions. The primary endpoint focused on technical success, defined as the achievement of tumor-free resection margins confirmed by intraoperative frozen-section histopathology, with secondary assessment of aesthetic outcomes and life quality score of patients.
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Design and Fabrication of an Elastomeric Unit for Soft Modular Robots in Minimally Invasive Surgery
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2015
This paper describes the design and fabrication of a soft unit for surgical manipulators. The base module includes three flexible fluidic actuators to achieve omnidirectional bending and elongation, and a granular jamming-based mechanism to enable stiffness control. A complete mechanical characterization is also reported.
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Robot-assisted Partial Splenectomy
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2026
This protocol describes a robot-assisted partial splenectomy for a benign splenic tumor. The robotic approach optimizes spleen preservation by enhancing surgical precision, minimizing blood loss, and improving postoperative outcomes. Key surgical steps include meticulous splenic hilum dissection, selective vascular ligation, intraoperative ultrasonography, and controlled parenchymal transection.
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Emergency Undocking in Robotic Surgery: A Simulation Curriculum
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Cited by 12 •
2018
This training platform is designed to allow robotic surgeons to develop the skills necessary to lead an interprofessional team in emergency undocking of the robotic system. Training includes the utilization of the technology and equipment to perform an emergency undocking, as well as delineation of roles for such a scenario.
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The system translates the surgeon’s hand movements into scaled motions of articulated instruments. Scaling allows larger hand movements to produce smaller instrument movements, while articulation supports controlled motion in confined anatomical spaces. This combination gives the surgeon greater dexterity and control during complex procedures, without transferring decision-making or independent operation to the robotic system.
Three-dimensional visualization helps the surgeon see the operative field with enhanced depth and detail, while articulated instruments can move with greater flexibility than simple straight instruments. Together, these features support precise manipulation in confined anatomical spaces. Their value is greatest when a procedure requires careful control and access through small incisions.
Robotic surgery remains surgeon-controlled rather than autonomous. The surgeon directs the specialized instruments, and the system translates those commands into scaled movements. This arrangement distinguishes the approach from a robot making clinical decisions or performing an operation without supervision. The technology functions as an instrument for improving control, visualization, and dexterity.
Small incisions can limit the amount of tissue that must be opened to reach the operative field. Robotic assistance adds precise instrument control and improved visualization to this minimally invasive access. Together, these features may reduce tissue disruption compared with more extensive access, although the potential effect depends on the procedure and does not guarantee a particular recovery outcome.
The surgeon views the operative field through the system and controls specialized instruments positioned through small incisions. Hand movements at the controls are converted into scaled motions at the instrument tips, allowing manipulation within the body. The system’s enhanced, typically three-dimensional view supports decisions and instrument placement while the surgeon remains responsible for directing the procedure.
Robotic surgery supports minimally invasive procedures in several medical specialties, including urology, gynecology, and general surgery. Its usefulness is linked to the need for precise movement, enhanced visualization, and control in confined anatomical spaces. Across these fields, the approach can help surgeons perform complex operations while potentially limiting tissue disruption and supporting patient recovery.
The approach can support complex operations by improving instrument dexterity, visualization, and control. Because procedures may be performed through small incisions, robotic surgery can potentially reduce tissue disruption and support recovery. These are possible advantages rather than universal results; the actual outcome depends on the operation and how the system is applied by the surgeon.