A conjunction of synergies, know-how and needs in the health area.
These are only three of the reasons to initiate research into the area of computer-assisted laparoscopic surgery.
The project consists of the development of a series of technologies
which will allow the surgeon to improve their procedures
in the area of liver surgery,
and in the end, to improve the quality of life for patients.
The aim is to develop a technology based on different systems of monitoring instruments,
control of a robotic arm, also based on medical imaging,
CAT images, resonance, reconstruction of three-dimensional models...
and all this will allow information or rather will provide the surgeon with information
which will let them carry out surgical procedures with much more guarantee of success.
The best thing is that there are multiple health applications and social and economic benefits.
They will permit the use of surgical procedures of greater precision,
they will give the surgeon access to a series of tools which are going to reduce,
for example, loss of blood, they will permit the development of more reliable liver surgery procedures they will give the surgeon access to a series of tools which are going to reduce,
and all this will help the quality of life of patients.
Post-operative time will be reduced, the stay in hospital,
and health costs associated with post-operative stays in hospital will be reduced.
In addition, it is also intended to place research from Extremadura and Portugal
on the map of excellence of the scientific community in Europe and America.