ArticleThe international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS2020
Comparing the accuracy of the da Vinci Xi and da Vinci Si for image guidance and automation.
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- Comparison of Perioperative Outcomes Between da Vinci XI and da Vinci SI/SP Robotic Radical Prostatectomies: A Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Robotic versus laparoscopic surgery for hiatal hernia repair: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Pooled it
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- A Safe Framework for Quantitative In Vivo Human Evaluation of Image Guidance.IEEE open journal of engineering in medicine and biology · 2024Article
- Robotic-Assisted Solutions for Invasive Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Routine On-Ward Tasks: A Narrative Review.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2023Review
- Feasibility and safety of the da Vinci Xi surgical robot for transoral robotic surgery.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Article
- Factors affecting the learning curve in robotic colorectal surgery.Journal of robotic surgery · 2022Review
- Da Vinci robot-assisted pancreato-duodenectomy in a patient with situs inversus totalis: A case report and review of literature.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2022Article
- Patient-specific, touch-based registration during robotic, image-guided partial nephrectomy.World journal of urology · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundCurrent laparoscopic surgical robots are teleoperated, which requires high fidelity differential motions but does not require absolute accuracy. Emerging applications, including image guidance and automation, require absolute accuracy. The absolute accuracy of the da Vinci Xi robot has not yet been characterized or compared to the Si system, which is now being phased out. This study compares the accuracy of the two.
methodsWe measure robot tip positions and encoder values assessing accuracy with and without robot calibration.
resultsThe Si is accurate if the setup joints are not moved but loses accuracy otherwise. The Xi is always accurate.
conclusionThe Xi can achieve submillimetric average error. Calibration improves accuracy, but excellent baseline accuracy of the Xi means that calibration may not be needed for some applications. Importantly, the external tracking systems needed to account for setup joint error in the Si are no longer required with the Xi.
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