title: Instrument malfunction during robotic surgery: A case report.
abstract: Robotic assistance is the new dimension of minimally invasive surgery. Despite being the state-of-the-art technology, newer technical problems still occur during robotic surgeries which are not addressed in the trouble shooting manual. We report one such problem being encountered with the tip cover accessory of monopolar scissors. In the current report, we discuss the technical fault and its correction. We feel that this problem needs to be registered into the trouble-shooting manual to prevent such incidents in future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Shivanshu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Girdhar S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Bora
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Sudheer S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Devana
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Ravimohan S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Mavuduru
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Shrawan K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Arup K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mandal
keywords: Robotic surgery; tip-cover-accessory; trouble shooting