UK surgeons are the first to operate in 3D

A team at Manchester Royal Infirmary hospital England claim to be the first surgeons to perform keyhole surgery using 3D cameras and monitors and embarrassingly clunky spectacles Furthermore if that wasnt hightech enough the lead surgeon also performed the surgery using a handheld robotic claw

3D vision during surgery makes perfect sense After all your anatomy is threedimensional and when youre making minute incisions with a footlong instrument through an entry hole thats just an inch long depth perception is obviously a huge boon According to spokeswoman from the hospital the 3D approach provides much better accuracy therefore reducing the risks of muscle and nerve damage The same spokesperson also said that the 3D projection would reduce surgeon fatigue presumably because trying to make sense of a 2D image for hours on end is incredibly strenuous

3D robot surgeryUnfortunately we dont have any specific details on how the Royal Infirmary pulled off the 3D surgery but judging by the tiny picture published by the BBC right it looks like the surgeons are wearing standard polarizing passive 3D glasses Presumably instead of a laparoscope with a single camera on the end being pushed inside the patient theres simply two of them just like normal 3D cinematography

Kymerax precisiondrive articulating surgical systemThe robot claw which has the full name of the Kymerax precisiondrive articulating surgical system pictured right is probably a more exciting development Basically your wrist is very limber as far as human musculoskeletal system goes but not when compared to a robot with more ball joints and axes of motion than you can shake a stick at Again details of the Kymerax system are scarce but as far as we can tell its a keyhole laparoscopic motorized device that provides haptic feedback to the surgeon The use of robotic and motorized equipment during surgery isnt a new idea these machines have been used to stabilize shaky hands for years but apparently the Kymerax is a lot cheaper than existing solutions

Date : 04 Apr, 2012
Reference : http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/124587-uk-surgeons-are-the-first-to-operate-in-3d

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