surgical operations carried out by a surgeon in a distant place by means of a computer or satellite link and robotic instruments
Examples of 'telesurgery' in a sentence
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Robotic surgery was initially developed to overcome problems faced during conventional laparoscopic surgeries and to perform telesurgery at distant locations.
Saurabh Jain, Gagan Gautam 2015, 'Robotics in urologic oncology', Journal of Minimal Access Surgeryhttp://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2015;volume=11;issue=1;spage=40;epage=44;aulast=Jain. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The future directions of robot surgery include instrument and system refinements, augmented reality and haptics, and telesurgery.
James T Kearns, Mohan S Gundeti 2014, 'Pediatric robotic urologic surgery-2014', Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeonshttp://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2014;volume=19;issue=3;spage=123;epage=128;aulast=Kearns. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Since then, telesurgery has been carried out in multiple locations around the globe with successful outcomes.
Bijoy Johnson, Somu G 2016, 'Robotic Telesurgery: Benefits Beyond Barriers', BMH Medical Journalhttp://www.babymhospital.org/BMH_MJ/index.php/BMHMJ/article/view/90/118. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)