The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised the marketing of Virtual Incision's MIRA Surgical System, a miniaturised robotic-assisted surgery (miniRAS) device, for adult colectomy ...

Without robotic assistance, the screw insertion procedure usually creates deep incisions, and surgeons must rely on X-rays for intra-operative monitoring, which exposes them to radiation.

Huntsman Cancer Institute uses a robot called the Intuitive da Vinci® Surgical System. Inside the body, the machine imitates the surgeon’s hand and wrist movements. These movements control very small ...

Cholecystectomy (ko-luh-sis-TEK-tuh-mee) is a type of surgery that removes a diseased gallbladder. This surgery is usually done as a laparoscopic surgery. The doctor puts a lighted tube and other ...