Robotic-assisted surgery is moving from a nice-to-have differentiator to a core capability in modern operating rooms—especially in spine and orthopedic ...

The surgeon sits at the console manipulating joy-stick like controllers that move robotic arms positioned above the patient-side cart a few feet away. The robotic arms and hand-like instruments mimic ...

Robotic surgery is shifting from futuristic concept to everyday hospital reality, and the companies behind these systems are starting to look like the next generation of blue‑chip healthcare leaders.

Medical device manufacturers, investors, healthcare providers, and patients see surgical robotics as one of medicine’s new frontiers --- one which promises to open access, streamline workflows and ...

Eleven robotic systems for soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery have been approved for NHS use by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The approval comes with the caveat that ...

The da Vinci robotic surgical system, developed by Intuitive Surgical, is the most widely used robot-assisted surgical platform worldwide. This enables surgeons to perform minimally invasive ...

For now, only a limited number of hospitals and medical centers across the country offer the advanced robotic procedure. The ...

When Dr. Ankit Dhamija, cardiothoracic surgeon and director of thoracic robotic surgery at Stony Brook Medicine, did a recent operation, he started by standing near the patient, but not to “operate.” ...

Advances in artificial intelligence are bringing the possibility of autonomous robotic surgery closer every day, according to a panel of Johns Hopkins University robotics experts. In a recent virtual ...

Huntington Hospital reports performing New York’s first single-port robotic gallbladder removal. The hospital reports completing Suffolk’s first single-port thoracic operation. Single-port surgery ...

Doctors use transoral robotic surgery to treat head and neck cancer. They may also use it for obstructive sleep apnea. It can often lead to better surgical outcomes than other surgery types. Transoral ...

Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) is a minimally invasive robotic surgical technique for treating tumors and other head and neck conditions. Surgeons carry out this procedure transorally, meaning ...