Recent advances in robot-assisted surgical systems

Abstract

In recent years there has been a steady growth in the number of new robotic devices developed for surgical intervention. The market has rapidly grown into a multibillion-dollar industry. A significant number of commercial robots have been developed for several surgical procedures. Considering the recent developments in surgical robotics and its significant market potential we have studied the existing commercially available robotic surgical systems. The purpose of this review is to understand the current trend and existing gaps in this field to provide the developers with proper insight about the future direction. We reviewed the systems based on their target anatomical location and summarized the working principle for each robot, including their regulatory status.