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Oral - Textual or Investigative
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The Mayo Clinic reported in February 2019 that the Da Vinci robot surgical system is one of the more prominent and important surgical devices today. However, it is seldom discussed in circles outside of the medical realm. This presentation discusses how this revolutionary machine was designed to facilitate complex surgery using a minimally invasive approach. This revolutionary aspect is Doctors Moll and Young’s three main components: the vision cart, the surgeon console, and the patient cart. This presentation explains the fundamentals of these components and how they have been both beneficial to surgeries and may malfunction, harming patients. Additionally, this paper processes the origin and public reception of Da Vinci before analyzing its implications. The implications Da Vinci brings forward are the future potential of virtual surgeries and artificial surgeons. If virtual surgeries are implemented to the Da Vinci, it would bridge the medical infrastructure gap between the haves and the have-nots of the world. Artificial surgeons are the second implication as the development by scholars may open the door to a whole new world of medical warfare. When war and conflict target those who are unable to defend themselves, it necessitates the future protection of the Da Vinci. Other implications include the applied effects of virtual surgeries and artificial surgeons. This presentation acknowledges that when technology like this is so heavily used in society, it is guaranteed to impact the global future. Its components and implications could drive the next generation of medical technology and manipulation.
The Most Innovative Technology: The Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System
Oral - Textual or Investigative
The Mayo Clinic reported in February 2019 that the Da Vinci robot surgical system is one of the more prominent and important surgical devices today. However, it is seldom discussed in circles outside of the medical realm. This presentation discusses how this revolutionary machine was designed to facilitate complex surgery using a minimally invasive approach. This revolutionary aspect is Doctors Moll and Young’s three main components: the vision cart, the surgeon console, and the patient cart. This presentation explains the fundamentals of these components and how they have been both beneficial to surgeries and may malfunction, harming patients. Additionally, this paper processes the origin and public reception of Da Vinci before analyzing its implications. The implications Da Vinci brings forward are the future potential of virtual surgeries and artificial surgeons. If virtual surgeries are implemented to the Da Vinci, it would bridge the medical infrastructure gap between the haves and the have-nots of the world. Artificial surgeons are the second implication as the development by scholars may open the door to a whole new world of medical warfare. When war and conflict target those who are unable to defend themselves, it necessitates the future protection of the Da Vinci. Other implications include the applied effects of virtual surgeries and artificial surgeons. This presentation acknowledges that when technology like this is so heavily used in society, it is guaranteed to impact the global future. Its components and implications could drive the next generation of medical technology and manipulation.
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Undergraduate - 2nd Place Award Winner