OR 2015: New Concepts and Technologies in Surgery

Summary

The impact of new technologies developed over recent decades do not adequately meet the integrative for the OR environment. In neurosurgery the rapid improvement of diagnostic procedures provides visualization of pathologies and topographic structures in the submillimeter range. Current surgical procedures should be improved and new surgical techniques should be developed to ensure precision, efficacy, and safety in micro-anatomical surgery. Many different approaches to minimal invasive neurosurgery are already available. The simultaneous implementation of systems during one operation is limited by today’s OR capacity. The study “OR 2015” is presented as an integrative solution to these increasing problems. Virtual reality, microrobotic assistance, navigational aids, and microendoscopic visualization should enable the surgeon to focus on his primary task: safe and effective surgery.