Transcontinental Robot-Assisted Remote Telesurgery: Feasibility and Potential Applications

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Jacques Marescaux · Institut de Recherche contre les Cancers de l’Appareil Digestif

Joël Leroy · Université de Strasbourg

Francesco Rubino · Université de Strasbourg

Michelle L. Smith · Université de Strasbourg

Michel Vix · Université de Strasbourg

M. De Simone · Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico

Didier Mutter

Abstract

Remote robot-assisted surgery appears feasible and safe. Teletransmission of active surgical manipulations has the potential to ensure availability of surgical expertise in remote locations for difficult or rare operations, and to improve surgical training worldwide.

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Surgical Simulation and Training Soft Robotics and Applications Augmented Reality Applications

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Published in: Annals of Surgery

Volume 235, Issue 4, pp. 487-492

DOI: 10.1097/00000658-200204000-00005

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Transcontinental Robot-Assisted Remote Telesurgery: Feasibility and Potential Applications

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