AIMC Topic: Robotics

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Frameless Robot-Assisted vs Frame-Based Awake Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery: An Evaluation of Technique and New Challenges.

Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)
BACKGROUND: Methodological approaches to deep brain stimulation (DBS) continue to evolve from awake frame-based to asleep frameless procedures with robotic assistance, primarily directed to optimize operative efficiency, lead accuracy, and patient co...

Lasers in laparoscopic and robotic surgery: is there a need for them.

Current opinion in urology
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The application of lasers in treating urological disorders is a developing area. In the laparoscopic and robotic surgery, laser energy is not so popular as in the treatment of stone disease and benign prostatic hyperplasia. The aim...

The efficacy of robot-assisted training for patients with upper limb amputations who use myoelectric prostheses: a randomized controlled pilot study.

International journal of rehabilitation research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Rehabilitationsforschung. Revue internationale de recherches de readaptation
The aim of this pilot study was to investigate whether a movement therapy robot can improve skills in using a myoelectric prosthesis by patients with upper limb amputations. This prospective randomized, controlled study included a total of eleven pat...

Robotic Kidney Transplant: The Modern Era Technical Revolution.

Transplantation
Since the mid 20th century, transplantation has been a fast-developing field of contemporary medicine. The technical aspects of transplant operations were developed in the 1950s, with little significant change for >50 y. Those techniques allowed comp...

[Structural design and performance analysis of an auxiliary dining robot].

Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi
An auxiliary dining robot is designed in this paper, which implements the humanoid feeding function with theory of inventive problem solving (TRIZ) theory and aims at the demand of special auxiliary nursing equipment. Firstly, this robot simulated th...

[Single oblique lumbar interbody fusion with robot-assisted posterior internal fixation for lumbar degenerative diseases].

Zhongguo gu shang = China journal of orthopaedics and traumatology
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy of single oblique lumbar interbody fusion(OLIF) with robot-assisted posterior internal fixation for the treatment of lumbar degenerative diseases.

[Application of spinal surgical robots in minimally invasive surgery for thoracolumbar fracture].

Zhongguo gu shang = China journal of orthopaedics and traumatology
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and accuracy of Renaissance robot navigation system in minimally invasive surgery for thoracolumbar fracture.