Fig. 2: Centralization of intraoperative information to the surgeon.
From: The rise of robots in surgical environments during COVID-19
Juha Hernesniemi (a); Cambridge Consultants (b); Multi-Scale Robotics Lab (MSRL), ETH Zurich (c–e)
a, Current procedure during a neurosurgical case. The surgeon views the operative field through a microscope. Note the bipolar held in the right hand. The surgeon moves their eyes away from the microscopic view to search for the bipolar pedal to activate it. b, Digital surgical glasses unifying relevant information to the surgeon such as critical structures in the operative field, relevant imaging, vital parameters and so on. c,d, Contactless surgery procedure. The operative suite is shown in c, and the surgeon’s control zone is shown in d. e, Example of an endovascular catheter steered with a magnetic navigation system.
