Other companies, like Barret Technologies, build "assistive robotic arms", one of which, the rep tells me, is currently being used as a surgeon's aid in knee surgery.
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsNew technologies in the area of catheters, clamps, and, visualization devices for aid in cardiac surgery; distribution of, cardioplegia, both anterograde and retrograde as determined by, techniques in technetium pyro-phosphate scans; glucose insulin, potassium as an adjunct in cardiac surgery.
It is also used for supplementation of impaired synovial fluid in arthritic patients, in aesthetic medicine such as dermal fillers, and in soft tissue surgery such as vocal fold augmentation, as scaffold for tissue engineering applications and as a device in several surgical procedures, particularly as antiadhesive following abdominal procedures and as aid in cataract surgery [ 23, 24].
So a team led by University of Kentucky neurobiologist Greg Gerhardt has developed microsensors that track the concentration of glutamate quickly enough-and in enough locations simultaneously-to aid in such surgeries.
The new computerized system is based on image analysis and designed to aid in orthopedic surgeries by virtual trajectory of the guide wire, intra-operative planning and various measurements.
Robots assist in surgeries.
Additionally, intraoperative navigation may be useful as an aid in performing the surgery.
To improve this new method, a novel fiber guidance instrument has been developed to aid in endolaryneal laser surgery of RRP.
Problem: To evaluate the potential efficacy of fiberoptic optical coherence tomography (OCT) to provide real-time anatomic detail of the inner ear to aid in diagnosis and surgery.
Silicone oil continues to be an important aid in retinal detachment surgery.
