This review presents current virtual reality based training simulators for hip, knee and other
orthopaedic surgery, including elective and trauma surgical procedures. There have not …

Although laparoscopic cholecystectomy rapidly became the standard of care for the surgical
treatment of cholelithiasis, very few other abdominal or cardiac operations are currently …

An endoscope captures images of a Surgical site for display in a viewing area of a monitor.
When a tool is outside the viewing area, a GUI indicates the position of the tool by …

The Raven-II is a platform for collaborative research on advances in surgical robotics. Seven
universities have begun research using this platform. The Raven-II system has two 3-DOF …

In one embodiment of the invention, a method for a mini mally invasive surgical system is
disclosed. The method includes capturing and displaying camera images of a sur gical site …

Interventional robotic systems have been deployed with all existing imaging modalities in an
expansive portfolio of therapies and surgeries. Over the years, literature reviews have …

A medical robotic system includes articulated instruments extending out of a distal end of an
entry guide. Prior to pivoting the entry guide to re-orient it and the instruments, the …

Surgical robots have been widely adopted with over 4000 robots being used in practice
daily. However, these are telerobots that are fully controlled by skilled human surgeons …

In a coupled control mode, the Surgeon directly controls movement of an associated slave
manipulator with an input device while indirectly controlling movement of one or more non …

(57) ABSTRACT A medical robotic system includes an entry guide with surgical tools and a
camera extending out of its distal end. To supplement the view provided by an image …