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9330543

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-10-31
pubmed:abstractText
As men age, their prostates can enlarge, causing urinary difficulty. Surgery to correct this [transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)] is a skilled and time-consuming operation requiring many repetitive motions of a cutter. A robot has been developed to perform these motions, relieving the surgeon of much of the burden of surgery. This robot has been tried both in the laboratory and later on human subjects and has proved itself capable of performing prostate resection. The Probot system consists of on-line imaging and three-dimensional prostate model construction, an appropriate surgeon-computer interface, a counterbalanced mounting frame and a computer controlled robot.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0954-4119
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
211
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
317-25
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-6-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
The Probot--an active robot for prostate resection.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't