In this week blog my focus will be towards robotics in surgery and its technology. The name of the robot that performs the surgery. However the doctor is in total control. Even though we've talked about it in class, I looked more into to the technology of robotic surgery.
There are different kinds of surgeries that can be performed by the da Vinci. The different kinds of surgeries are bladder cancer, kidney cancer, obesity, prostate cancer, and more. The robot helps the surgeon perform more accurate surgery for the patients (as talked about in class) efficient surgery.
This technology shows how technology in the medical field is improving, not just in the medical field but in general. As we live on, technology is improving on a very fast rate. I believe that it will be a program robot that would perform surgery without the help of a surgeon.
I think the DaVinci is a really machine that they created because it can do things that would be hard for a human to do.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds great! Think of how many deaths occur because of accidental mistakes made by doctors. Even if the doctor is still in charge, I'm sure they are developing this robot to catch these types of mistakes. Think of all of the lives that may be saved!
ReplyDeleteI think its a great idea just to give the doctors a guide of what to do and avoid mistakes, but other than that I would not prefer a robot to do surgery on me.
ReplyDeleteI think that this is a great new thing in the hospital world. This will take out the shakiness of the individuals hand during the performance.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great example of how man and machine can work together to perform tasks at peak efficiency. Both the doctor and the machine are able to use their comparitive advantage in this situation. In this case the robot is able to do percise measurments and perform surgery at a minimal scale. Meanwhile the doctor can use his knowledge of surgery in order to control the machine. This enables a harmonious relationship with a highly reduced chance of error.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure the da Vinci robot is a very trustworthy machine but I still cannot see myself comfortable enough for a robot to perform surgery on me. I have seen what can happen when a robot makes an error. I used to run a welding cell in a production factory and I have seen the machine falter many times.
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