By now we are all pretty much familiar with the DaVinci robotic process or have read about it recently or heard it advertise on the radio as is done here in southern California...and now there's a new robot on the job...and it is fairly small and compact in size...and can be rolled from one room to another...BD
"NeuroArm is a MRI-compatible image-guided computer-assisted device specifically designed for neurosurgery. It performs both microsurgery and biopsy-stereotaxy applications. The system includes a workstation, a system control cabinet, and two remote manipulators mounted on a mobile base. For biopsy-stereotaxy, either the left or right arm is transferred to an extension board that attaches to the OR table and the procedure is able to be performed inside the MRI bore."
CALGARY - Calgary doctors have made surgical history, using a robot to remove a brain tumor from a 21-year-old woman.
Doctors used remote controls and an imaging screen, similar to a video game, to guide the two-armed robot through Paige Nickason's brain during the nine-hour surgery Monday.
Surgical instruments acting as the hands of the robot -called NeuroArm - provided surgeons with the tools needed to successfully remove the egg-shaped tumor.
Robot removes Calgary woman’s brain tumour
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/19/robot-surgeon-removes-brain-tumor-from-canadian-will-see-more-p/
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