Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery

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Just back from leave - time to regroup and reflect on what we saw at the Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery and what AI is doing for surgery.... The right application for AI is to supplement, not supplant the clinician. As surgery becomes less invasive, surgery becomes more available and decentralised from the Operating Theatre. AI is developing into a position to support the cognitive load on the clinician and spot things that would otherwise be missed. Dr Noriko Suzuki (Suzuki Noriko) illustrated beautifully where we're headed - AI spotting potentially cancerous lesions in NBI imaging feeds that could have gone unseen. Its not the future - its here today. But its no panacea yet - false positives are high, processing on-prem for real-time requires massive GPUs and Dr Suzuki's complaints as a leading LAP surgeon are still fundamental - procedures are fatiguing physically and demand high-skill. We saw lots on AI in imaging - highly promising, but it has a way to go and in need of excellent integration with robotic systems to become transformative. A view of the future for integration here was demonstration of autonomous navigation and cathertisation of the right heart from digital twins. As these technologies mature and integrate, we'll see a new class of surgery emerge. We're seeing the birth of the surgical autopilot. Beyond taking control, AI has a role to play in man/machine interfacing too and in an interesting exchange we discussed how that might look. AI drawing together multiple cues from the surgeon to guide the procedure....not that Da Vinci and Medtronic's Hugo weren't a delight to play with! I'm interested in the move away from fluoroscopy and reliance on CT and the beginnings of this were out in force: low-cost Ultra-NeRF (great talk from Howie Choset - I love Ultrasound and it has a lot still to give) sparked thoughts of intraoperative image augmentation and mixed-mode imaging driven by AI. Affordable, accessible, miniature hardware with zero radiation dosing is around the corner. We saw the sharp end of that from Intuitive's Sylvain Gioux. To see new technologies commercialised so deftly is an inspiration to us all in the field. There's too much to mention, but it was great for the Surgical Team at PA Consulting to be amongst our people. Thanks to Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena and the vital work his team do in bringing this event together. We're proud to have all of the skills in-house to bring cutting edge technology to the market where it can deliver for patients and we're fortunate to be part of this community.

🚀 𝐖𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞! 🚀 The 𝐓𝐔 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐭 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐚𝐛 is on a mission to improve laparoscopic surgery in low-resource settings. The group of Prof. Peter Culmer from the University of Leeds developed an 𝐀𝐛𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥-𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐭 (𝐀𝐖𝐋) device. We are trying to integrate the lift device with an imaging system for Gas Insufflation-Less Laparoscopic Surgery (GILLS), and we need your feedback to refine our design requirements. 📋 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬: 🔹 Duration: ~5 minutes 🔹 Participants: Some knowledge on laparoscopic surgery 🔹 Purpose: Modify the design requirements of the new AWL device 🔹 Anonymity: The survey is anonymous with an option to leave contact details voluntarily   𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞! By sharing your thoughts, you help us make a significant impact in global health. 🔗 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐍𝐨𝐰! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eVueG2cz      If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, feel free to reach out at 📧 m.bakkum@student.tudelft.nl.   Thank you in advance for your time and feedback! 🙏 #GlobalHealth #BiomedicalEngineering #LaparoscopicSurgery #MedicalDevices #Research #TUdelft

Our Co-Director Professor Lord Ara Darzi will lead an investigation into the state of the NHS to safeguard its future. https://lnkd.in/gRmtgwhu

It was wonderful collaborating with Balvinder Dhillon and Elena Sophie Maerz Engstler to present the poster on Haptic Feedback in Robotic Surgery at the Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics organised by the Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery. Looking forward to developing more on this research with the wonderful team!

As engineers we tend to gravitate towards "how can we make surgery better?", but should this be the only question guiding our research? Can technology be used to better deliver surgery to *all* who need it, whenever, wherever? 🌎 Why does it matter? 5 out of the 8 billion people worldwide lack access to adequate surgical care! Thank you Kee B. Park for an eye-opening / inspiring keynote💜! And thank you Barnabas Alayande, Jenny Dankelman, Pete Culmer for a very interesting discussion! Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery Imperial Robotics Forum

How will robotics and digitisation change operating rooms and deliver better care? That’s the question discussed by our team attending Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery Symposium. They explored insights around robotics, accelerating the adoption of new technology, and how the future of surgery will change with advanced visualisation and generative AI.

Thanks again to the Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery for another successful symposium this year, and it was a pleasure to meet so many new partners pushing the bounds of what's possible in robotic surgery. Looking forward to continuing those conversations and working with you all to make those technologies a reality. #artificialintelligence #innovation #medicaldevices

✨ Successful attendance for Fanny Ficuciello, Cristina Iacono and Marco Caianiello #PRISMATeam at the 𝟭𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗹𝘆𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 of the Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, at Imperial College London. They co-organized the #workshop Hʏʙʀɪᴅ Hᴜᴍᴀɴ-Mᴀᴄʜɪɴᴇ Iɴᴛᴇʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ Sᴜʀɢᴇʀʏ. Prof. Ficuciello presented the #paper titled 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱-𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀. #HSMR24 #surgical #robotics #medtech #healthcare #Congrats to all the organizers: Mr Marco Caianiello, University of Naples Federico II Ms Cristina Iacono, University of Naples Federico II Prof. Marco Zenati, Harvard Medical School Prof. Andrea Passerini, University of Trento Prof. Fanny Ficuciello, University of Naples Federico II Prof. Pierre Jannin, University of Rennes Prof. Paolo Fiorini, University of Verona

I'm excited to share that my poster on haptic feedback and its outcomes in robotic surgery was presented at the Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics 2024! While I regrettably couldn't attend in person, I'm incredibly grateful to Sarah Hussain and Elena Sophie Maerz Engstler for presenting on my behalf. Our research explores the impact of haptic feedback on surgical precision and patient outcomes in robotic-assisted procedures to which the findings suggest promising advancements in this field, potentially enhancing surgeon performance and patient safety. I'd like to extend my heartfelt thanks to my collaborators, Sarah Hussain and Elena Sophie Maerz Engstler for their invaluable support and contributions to this project. I'm also deeply appreciative of the opportunity to share our work at this event hosted by Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery! Looking forward to further discussions and collaborations in this exciting area of medical robotics! #MedicalRobotics #HapticFeedback #RoboticSurgery #HamlynSymposium2024