Medical Robot in General Surgery: The State of the Art

Abstract

Operation is the most important component in surgical treatment. From the conventional open operation with big incisions, said “Big scar, Big surgeon”, to the small invasive surgery, such as laparoscopy, surgeons always try them best to pursue the fabulous operation for the patients. It means that the sufferer receive the optimized prognosis, while suffering from the smallest invasion. It is not the impossible dream since the combination of surgery and engineering. Due to the interdisciplinary cooperation, the medical robot comes to the vision of current medicine. Since the robotic technology shares the superiorities of stability and accuracy, there is no doubt that the medical robot is the key to help the surgeons to open the fabulous operation’s door. In this paper, we will focus on the application of the medical robot in general surgery.