Is this a new robot?

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The intuitive control of articulated MIS instrumentation (with reduced tremor and motion control) is the what makes daVinci a great technology. This enables surgeons to perform MIS while using their open technique. 3D is now offered by Olympus and soon others.
 






anonymous said:
The intuitive control of articulated MIS instrumentation (with reduced tremor and motion control) is the what makes daVinci a great technology. This enables surgeons to perform MIS while using their open technique. 3D is now offered by Olympus and soon others.
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...and also, they get to sit for the entire case.
 






Yep, so true. Robotic procedures add unneccessary time and money. Yes, sometimes hours more. The chair is the biggest selling point....although you'll never hear a surgeon admit it. You'll hear better optics, less pain, faster recovery, blah blah blah.

anonymous said:
Sitting down certainly is, although most docs won't freely admit it. Would you rather stand for 8 to 10 hours and work, or sit?
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Holy Crap!!! This thing is bad-ass.

http://www.medgadget.com/2015/12/fl...em-for-minimally-invasive-surgical-tools.html

"Highly expensive surgical robots have become popular partially because traditional minimally invasive surgery relies on clunky tools that don’t provide natural dexterity and take considerable time to master. FlexDex, a Brighton, Michigan company just coming out from the stealth mode, has developed an entirely new control mechanism for minimally invasive tools that certainly looks intuitive, but doesn’t cost millions of dollars. It relies on technology called “Virtual Center” that transmits movement from the wrist of the surgeon to the joint of the instrument entirely mechanically. Using both the gimbal and the rotating handle, the surgeon has lots of freedom while maintaining natural control of the instrument. The FlexDex technology should be coming out in the middle of next year."
 






anonymous said:
Holy Crap!!! This thing is bad-ass.

http://www.medgadget.com/2015/12/fl...em-for-minimally-invasive-surgical-tools.html

"Highly expensive surgical robots have become popular partially because traditional minimally invasive surgery relies on clunky tools that don’t provide natural dexterity and take considerable time to master. FlexDex, a Brighton, Michigan company just coming out from the stealth mode, has developed an entirely new control mechanism for minimally invasive tools that certainly looks intuitive, but doesn’t cost millions of dollars. It relies on technology called “Virtual Center” that transmits movement from the wrist of the surgeon to the joint of the instrument entirely mechanically. Using both the gimbal and the rotating handle, the surgeon has lots of freedom while maintaining natural control of the instrument. The FlexDex technology should be coming out in the middle of next year."
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While this looks like a cool innovation, I still don't see it taking off like the da Vinci. The da Vinci removes any kind of tremor. I see this FlexDex only helping in suturing laparoscopically, and even then it will still be harder than w/ the da Vinci. Nothing beats the 3D visualization, intuitive movement and precision of da Vinci. This FlexDex is certainly a great innovation, and I'm curious what the price point will be.
 






anonymous said:
Sitting down certainly is, although most docs won't freely admit it. Would you rather stand for 8 to 10 hours and work, or sit?
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Sitting for 8-10 hours is bad for your health. Most see it as unfit and lazy. These robotic "surgeons" are such pussies. To lazy to stand? To lazy to pay attention to details is what they are.

"The intuitive control of articulated MIS instrumentation (with reduced tremor and motion control) is the what makes daVinci a great technology."

Like grasping and not letting go of the patient? Missing the mark by an inch?

"controlling the motion" does not sound like how we sell it. "the robot doesn't do anything the surgeon doesn't tell it to do."

That makes us all seem deceptive and like low life rats. On the bright side look at all this stinky cheese!
 


















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