Topic Selection & Outline Draf

Nilam Patel

Informative Outline (Based on Speech at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPgQsMdWg_8

Topic: Medical Robots

General Purpose: To Inform

Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about

Thesis: Medical robots are revolutionizing modern medicine.

I. Introduction

A. Attention Getter: Maureen Schrader lay on the operating table at St. Barnabus Medical Center in Livingston New Jersey. Four mechanical arms moved with precision over her abdomen. In one arm was a high definition camera. The other three contained small surgical instruments that made a 5cm incision just below her ribcage. It was a tiny opening, but it was big enough to put a new kidney into Maureen’s body. At no point during the surgery did the surgeon actually touch Maureen. In fact, he sat several feet away, peering into a monitor and holding what looked like video game controls, but the work of his hands was digitally recorded and sent to the robotic arms, which mimicked his every movement. The robot became an extension of the surgeon, and together, they replaced the kidney.

B. Credibility Statement:

1. I am a pre-med student interested in becoming a surgeon.

2. I have long been fascinated by medical robots.

3. I have done extensive research on medical robots.

C. Preview of Main Points:

1. First, I will discuss orderly robots.

2. Second, I will discuss remote presence robots.

3. Finally, I will discuss surgical robots.

Transition: Let’s start with orderly robots.

II. Orderly robots

A. Help hospital staff accomplish routine tasks.

B. The primary function is to transport food, medicine, and medical supplies without a human by its side.

C. One of the most popular is the TUG.

1. Show visual aid.

2. According to its manufacturer, found in over 100,000 hospitals in US alone.

3. How the robot works (September 2010 story in Discovery News). (Show next

a. Moves from room to room picking up and dropping off supplies

b. Senses people and obstacles with “light whiskers.” (Show visual aids)

c. Can communicate with one another

4. Highly efficient and make fewer errors than humans.

5. Quote by Mark Weigel

Transition: Orderly robots are not the only robots transforming modern medicine.

III. Remote presence robot.

A. Remote presence robots allow a doctor to visit with a patient, even when the doctor is not in the same room.

B. One example is the RP-7

1. Show visual aid.

2. 2009 story in US News and World Report explains that physicians can pilot there robots from anywhere.

3. A screen, camera, microphone and speaker system allow the doctor to interview the patient

4. Hospital staff can even attach medical devices, such as a stethoscope to the robot

5. According to a 2010 article in Hospital Mangement, the RP-7 is used in more than 250 US hospitals, and has performed more than 100,000 clinic sessions.

6. Particularly useful in hospitals with a high patient to doctor ratio.

Transition: In addition to orderly robots and remote presence robots, a third kind of robots is transforming modern medicine.

IV. Surgical robots

A. Increasingly being used in operating rooms around the world

B. Most popular is the DaVinci

1. Show visual aid

2. According to a 2010 article in the Miami Herald there are more than 1400 DaVincis in hospitals worldwide, and they are used in more than 200,000 operations every year.

3. How it works

a. According to manufacturer, surgeon controls the robot from a remote terminal.

b. Show visual aid (image of remote terminal).

c. The remote terminal, while usually a few feet away, can be thousands of miles away.

d. Surgeon controls robot’s arms with a 3-d imaging system.

e. Even though the robot is touching the patient, the surgeon in always in control

4. Doctors love DaVinci.

a. Greatly improves the quality of surgical procedures

b. According to Dr. Jeffrey Wolfe, Head and Neck surgeon at University of Maryland Medical Center states, “The DaVinci gives up unprecedented access, with really good 3-d visualization; we are now able to perform intricate surgeries in a very small space with great dexterity.”

5. DaVinci also reduced risk of post-surgery complications, reduces healing time, and helps patients to leave the hospital sooner.

V. Conclusion

A. Review of Main Points: We discussed three types of medical robots

1. Robots that run errands (orderly robots)

2. Robots that help doctors connect with patients (remote presence robots)

3. Robots that act as a surgeon’s eyes and hands (surgical robots)

B. Closure: The next time you are in a hospital, keep your eyes peeled for the kind of technological marvels that used to only exist in science fiction. Medical robots are now a matter of“science fact.”

References

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