• DocumentCode
    806461
  • Title

    The Developing Market for Medical Robotics

  • Author

    Wang, Yulun ; Butner, steven E. ; Darzi, Ara

  • Author_Institution
    InTouch Technol. Inc, Goleta, CA
  • Volume
    94
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    2006
  • Firstpage
    1763
  • Lastpage
    1771
  • Abstract
    This paper discusses the developing market for medical robotics. It first describes some of the dynamics and market drivers in health care, and then provides an outline of the areas of consideration when developing a commercial medical robot. The paper also offers three case studies of robotic systems that have been commercialized. Finally, it summarizes some of the key ingredients to be considered for the commercialization process
  • Keywords
    health care; medical computing; medical robotics; patient treatment; telemedicine; health care; market drivers; medical robotics; remote presence; robotic systems; robotically assisted surgery; telemedicine; Aging; Commercialization; Costs; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical robotics; Medical services; Medical treatment; Minimally invasive surgery; Prosthetics; Robots; Medical robotics; remote presence; robotically assisted surgery; telemedicine;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JPROC.2006.880711
  • Filename
    1717793