Preclinical Evaluation of the Versius Surgical System, a New Robot-assisted Surgical Device for Use in Minimal Access Renal and Prostate Surgery.

Journal: European urology focus
Published Date: Mar 1, 2021

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Minimal access surgery (MAS) is well-established in urological surgery. However, MAS is technically demanding and associated with a prolonged learning curve. Robot-assisted laparoscopy has made progress in overcoming these challenges.

Authors

  • Benjamin C Thomas
    Department of Urology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Australian Medical Robotics Academy, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Mark Slack
    CMR Surgical, Cambridge, UK. Electronic address: mark.slack@cmrsurgical.com.
  • Muddassar Hussain
    Frimley Renal Cancer Centre, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, UK.
  • Neil Barber
    Frimley Renal Cancer Centre, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, UK.
  • Ashish Pradhan
    Department of Psychiatry, Bio-Statistical Research Center, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
  • Eoin Dinneen
    Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, Charles Bell House, 43-45 Foley Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1W 7TS, UK. eoin.dinneen@nhs.net.
  • Grant D Stewart
    Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

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