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How to Maintain Robotic Surgery Skills During the COVID-19 Shutdown
Surgeons took many years to develop the skills and judgement that makes them good and safe in the operating room. Many studies have shown that these skills can degrade during periods of prolonged inactivity. Robot surgery skills in particular seem more prone to rapid degradation than other types of surgery. Early studies by Jenison showed…
Read MoreThe Growth of Robotic Surgery
Has the growth of robotic surgery been at the expense of open surgery or laparoscopy? One of the commonly held beliefs is that robotic surgery has helped increase the overall growth of less invasive surgery and particularly moved patients from having an open approach to a less invasive approach. This was definitely the case with…
Read MoreRobotic Surgery Patient Costs
Patient Out of Pocket Costs for Robotic Cancer Surgery vs Traditional Open Cancer Surgery John Lenihan Jr., MD Robotic surgery has been criticized from the very start as being “too expensive.” Most of this criticism was based on early studies that compared the direct peri-operative costs of robotic surgery to open and laparoscopic surgeries. The…
Read MoreImportance of Teams in Robotic Surgery
The disruptive technology of robotic-assisted surgery has enabled surgeons from many different specialties to now offer truly minimally invasive procedures to an increasing number of patients who previously were never candidates for this approach. However, this innovative technology has created unique issues in the operating rooms. One critical issue has been the effect that robotic…
Read MoreRobotic Surgery Simulation Takes Flight
Robotic Surgery has been around for over 15 years in most U.S. health care systems. The introduction of computer-assisted robotic surgery has enabled many surgeons of all different specialties to perform minimally invasive procedures on more patients than ever before. But like all new technologies, there have been both good and bad outcomes. The good…
Read MoreOn the path to proficiency based robotic surgery training
Surgeons across the globe have been trained to perform surgical procedures by the Halstead Method of “See One, Do One, Teach One” since the early 1900’s. This process relies on didactic teaching and observation of skilled surgeons by young learners who then go on to develop and improve their skill on live patients. Despite this…
Read MoreTitan Medical and Mimic Technologies Announce Successful Completion of Core Surgical Skills Simulation Modules
TORONTO and SEATTLE, Sept. 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Titan Medical Inc. (“Titan” or the “Company”) (TSX:TMD) (Nasdaq:TMDI), a medical device company focused on the design, development and commercialization of a robotic surgical system for application in single-port minimally invasive surgery (“MIS”) and Mimic Technologies Inc. (“Mimic”), a market leader in robotic simulation, announce the…
Read MoreSimulation meets machine learning for surgeon assessment
Having now been around and in the field of robotic surgery for over 13 years, we are convinced that robotic surgery, in the right hands, leads to better outcomes for our patients. This is driven by moving some procedures, such as prostatectomy and hysterectomy, from predominantly open procedures to minimally invasive ones. We asked many…
Read MoreWhere Is the Best Place To Do Robotic Surgical Simulation & Training?
Simulation is increasingly recognized as being an important component when learning how to drive a surgical robot. However, very little discussion has been held about where the best place is to learn and does the location of the simulator make a difference in its utilization. Essentially there are three places where simulation can be used…
Read MoreTitan Medical and Mimic Technologies Announce Collaboration and Successful Demonstration of First Simulation Modules
TORONTO and SEATTLE, March 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Titan Medical Inc. (“Titan” or the “Company”) (TSX:TMD) (OTCQB:TITXF), a medical device company focused on the design, development and commercialization of a robotic surgical system for application in minimally invasive surgery (“MIS”), and Mimic Technologies Inc., a market leader in robotic simulation, announce the collaboration and successful demonstration of…
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