Clinical (re)use of modular robotic surgical system: how to ensure sterility

The medical device market is continuously innovating to improve the outcome in the treatment of patients. One of these innovations is minimally invasive robot-assisted surgical systems to assist in performing laparoscopic surgical procedures and to allow surgeons to perform the most complex and delicate surgeries with pinpoint precision in very...

Design and Validation of a New Control Mechanism for PoLaRS SATA Multi-DOF Instruments

The use of robotic systems to perform MIS was given a boost in 2000, when Da Vinci Surgical system was granted FDA approval. Senhance surgical system by Transenterix, was the newest surgical system to be granted FDA approval in Oct 2017. The use of these systems is limited to high income countries due to its high costs and specialised components...