Robot-assisted spine surgery has recently emerged as a viable tool to enable less invasive
and higher precision surgery. The first-ever spine robot, the SpineAssist (Mazor Robotics …

Spine surgery has experienced much technological innovation over the past several
decades. The field has seen advancements in operative techniques, implants and biologics …

Parallel robots are closed-loop mechanisms presenting very good performances in terms of
accuracy, velocity, rigidity and ability to manipulate large loads. They have been used in a …

Study Design. Retrospective, multicenter study of robotically-guided spinal implant
insertions. Clinical acceptance of the implants was assessed by intraoperative radiograph …

This work presents a design overview of a novel high DoF (degrees-of-freedom) system
being developed for minimally invasive surgery of the throat. The system is designed to …

This paper presents an overview of the surgical robotics field, highlighting significant
milestones and grouping the various propositions into cohorts. The review does not aim to …

Background Kinematic design is a predominant phase in the design of robotic manipulators
for minimally invasive surgery (MIS). However, an extensive overview of the kinematic …

This paper provides an overview of recent trends and developments in medical robotics for
minimally invasive soft tissue surgery, with a view to highlight some of the issues posed and …

The continuous progress of research and clinical trials has offered a wide variety of
information concerning the spine and the treatment of the different spinal pathologies that …

Introduced about two decades ago, computer-assisted orthopedic surgery (CAOS) has
emerged as a new and independent area, due to the importance of treatment of …