The surgical robotic system is used for minimally-invasive cardiac surgical operations. It was first used by Drs. David Yuh and William Baumgartner at Johns Hopkins Hospital in June 2003 on a beating heart.
The surgical robotic system is comprised of four parts:
•Surgeon console
•Computerized control system
•Two instrument "arms"
•Fiber optic camera
It is designed to perform complex operations through incisions that are much smaller and less traumatic than those used with traditional surgical approaches. Traditional approaches, such as sternotomies, are performed with a large incision down the center of the breastbone, which then has to be sawed open for access to the heart. With a da Vinci procedure, there is a much smaller incision, less scarring, less pain, fewer wound complications, a shorter hospital stay, and a shorter recovery time.
Dr. Yuh is now collaborating with Dr. Okamura of the Johns Hopkins Department of Mechanical Engineering to develop robotic sensory feedback for the da Vinci robotic surgical system. The idea is that a "sense of touch" would help cardiac surgeons to perform delicate operations more safely and efficiently with the robotic system. Dr. Yuh is also developing methods for training physicians and residents in the use of the da Vinci system using mathematical modeling. The hope is that mathematical modeling will ultimately lead to improved surgical training techniques and better-trained robotic surgeons.
The surgical robotic system is comprised of four parts:
•Surgeon console
•Computerized control system
•Two instrument "arms"
•Fiber optic camera
It is designed to perform complex operations through incisions that are much smaller and less traumatic than those used with traditional surgical approaches. Traditional approaches, such as sternotomies, are performed with a large incision down the center of the breastbone, which then has to be sawed open for access to the heart. With a da Vinci procedure, there is a much smaller incision, less scarring, less pain, fewer wound complications, a shorter hospital stay, and a shorter recovery time.
Dr. Yuh is now collaborating with Dr. Okamura of the Johns Hopkins Department of Mechanical Engineering to develop robotic sensory feedback for the da Vinci robotic surgical system. The idea is that a "sense of touch" would help cardiac surgeons to perform delicate operations more safely and efficiently with the robotic system. Dr. Yuh is also developing methods for training physicians and residents in the use of the da Vinci system using mathematical modeling. The hope is that mathematical modeling will ultimately lead to improved surgical training techniques and better-trained robotic surgeons.
