Robot Assisted Surgery: Four Arms Are Better Than Two
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Researchers at EPFL have developed the first system that enables four-arm laparoscopic surgery by controlling two additional robotic arms via haptic foot interfaces.
  • Meow.tar.gz@lemmy.goblackcat.comEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I had gastric bypass back in the spring of 2018 and the entire procedure was done laprascopically with a robot. It was really cool and I have a feeling that the technology was probably why I recovered far faster than in the emerging days of the procedure.

    • SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I had my gall bladder removed this way. All you can see are 3 tiny scare. Really neat.

      Fuckers just put my belly button back together slightly differently than it was before (they used it as the 4th access hole into the stomach area)