Dear Doctor: Three doctors have three different opinions about what I should do about my hernia

DEAR DR. ROACH: For many years, I have had a visible abdominal hernia that is above and to the right of my belly button. My ...

Dr. Roach: Doctors disagree on whether 'incisional hernia' needs repair

Dear Dr. Roach: For many years, I have had a visible abdominal hernia that is above and to the right of my belly button. My ...
Medical Design & Outsourcing

Medtronic positions Hugo as ‘another choice’ for surgeons

Medtronic wanted to partner with surgeons on all aspects of surgery, not just create an enhanced robotic experience. Hugo was designed to respond to surgeons’ wants and needs — like ergonomic comfort ...
IEEE

Autonomous Deformable Tissue Retraction System Based on 2-D Visual Representation and Asymmetric Reinforcement Learning for Robotic Surgery

Abstract: Deformable tissue retraction is a common but time-consuming task in robotic surgery. An autonomous robotic deformable tissue retraction system has the potential to help surgeons reduce ...
IEEE

Pre-Surgical Planner for Robot-Assisted Vitreoretinal Surgery: Integrating Eye Posture, Robot Position and Insertion Point

Abstract: Several robotic frameworks have been recently developed to assist ophthalmic surgeons in performing complex vitreoretinal procedures such as subretinal injection of advanced therapeutics.