Image‐Driven Robot Assists Surgeons with Total Hip Replacements

Abstract

Last November a robot called the ROBODOC™ Surgical Assistant made medical history as the first robot to take an active role in orthopaedic surgery. ROBODOC's function in the operating room is to prepare a cavity for a prosthetic implant which will replace a patient's damaged or diseased hip joint. This procedure requires precision that is often unobtainable with traditional surgical tools and manual techniques.