The USFDA has approved the first robotically-assisted surgical device to aid surgeons in improving patient outcomes during a minimally invasive transvaginal hysterectomy. This device involves using computer and software technology for control and manoeuvering surgical instruments through incisions or orifices in the patient’s body. The surgical system is indicated for: Benign hysterectomy Salpingo-oophorectomy The device works by inserting minimally invasive surgical instruments through the vagina, along with a laparoscopically inserted video camera, through an abdominal incision for visualization of instruments. Fewer incisions are required in the transvaginal approach, as compared to laparoscopic hysterectomy.
Surgeons are supposed to control the instruments from the robotic console. This approval was based on safety and effectiveness reports of a clinical study of 30 patients . The…
