Maria Iliakova, a surgeon who formerly worked at Mercy Iowa City, has invented a “vending machine” to keep track of surgical tools in operating rooms, decreasing the delays that sometimes occur when ...

FALL RIVER — If robotic-assisted surgery makes you think of characters from 1960s TV cartoons or science fiction movies, think again. At Saint Anne’s Hospital, robotic-assisted technologies have been ...

A surgical monitoring tool can objectively and accurately assess physician performance during robot-assisted prostate surgery, according to a study published in The Journal of Urology. The tool — ...

Complex spine surgery involves careful coordination across disciplines, anticipation of complications, and decision-making incorporating numerous clinical and radiographic variables. As artificial ...

Sometimes, it is brain surgery, and Jim Pearson is the first to admit it’s not easy to overhaul the way neurosurgeons do their extremely delicate job. For 15 years, Pearson has nudged, coaxed and ...

Johns Hopkins researchers are trying to change that by adding such sensations, known as haptic feedback, to medical robotic systems. "Haptic" refers to the sense of touch. "The surgeons have asked for ...

Virtual reality simulated training and procedural videos are gaining popularity among surgeons. Not only do they allow users to view how to perform a procedure, but they also enable surgeons to try ...