Minimally Invasive Surgery Through the Eyes of a Surgeon

One of the best parts of an event like MD&M West is the opportunity to put a cross-section of experts from industry in the same room as engineers and end-users and talk about the biggest trends in medical devices. One such discussion that took place here in Annaheim, CA on Tuesday included an expert robotic surgeon, an expert from Intuitive Sugical (which, as you likely know by now, pioneered robotic surgery a little more than 20 years ago), and a new robotic surgery company that is trying to to take this technology beyond the surgical suite. I shared a few insights from this lively panel discussion here, but prior to the panel I had the opportunity to dive deeper into the mind of the panelist who provided the robotic surgeon's take on the transformation of minimally invasive surgery, largely aided by robotics. Christopher Macomber, MD, Macomber is chair of robotic surgery at Minneapolis, MN-based Abbott Northwestern Hospital, part of Allina Health Surgical Specialists.   MD+DI: What is the biggest change you have seen in minimally invasive surgery over the past 20 years and what has driven that change (technology, cost of care, OR infrastructure and/or real estate? Emphasis on value-based care? Or perhaps all of the above? Macomber: I would have to say access to data/outcomes to know what new technology works well, what doesn’t, etc. I could come up with a list of a number of very exciting new technologies, including robotics, however, thes...
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