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Robotic surgery

W.S. Ng, Brian Davies, R.D. Hibberd, A.G. Timoney

Year
1993
Citations
16

Abstract

The application of an active surgical robot, the Surgical Assistant Robot for Prostatectomy (SARP), to transurethral resection of the prostate is discussed. SARP performs surgery under the supervision of a surgeon. The mechanical construction computing system, software, motion controller and image system of SARP are discussed. >

Keywords

RobotSurgical robotSoftwareComputer scienceProstatectomyMedical roboticsResectionRobotic surgeryMedicineArtificial intelligence

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