Friday, June 02, 2006
Health News - Robot performs heart surgery...by itself
I wonder if there will come a day when the patient is asked to choose; human or robot?;
and I wonder if there will be a cost differential;
and, if so, I wonder which will be least expensive;
or which brand of robot has Consumer Reports highest rating.
So many questions...
and I wonder if there will be a cost differential;
and, if so, I wonder which will be least expensive;
or which brand of robot has Consumer Reports highest rating.
So many questions...
The Discovey Channel's James Koole reports:
"Surgery performed using robots - even over long distances - is nothing new, but Italian doctors now say they've used a robot to perform heart surgery without any input from a human."
"During the 50-minute procedure, a 34-year-old patient in Milan underwent treatment for atrial fibrillation, or heart flutters, while doctors in Boston monitored the surgery via satellite."
