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In a huge breakthrough for medical science, a robot fitted with multiple arms has performed its first operation on a human patient, meaning revolutionary new treatments will be available for the first time.
The Da Vinci XI is a specialist robot operated by surgeons which has the ability to make extremely small incisions. The advance means patients previously requiring invasive surgery with long recovery times can now undergo more delicate treatments.
Surgeons at The Royal Marsden, the hospital where the Da Vinci XI has been trialed, say the machine pushes the boundaries of modern surgery and will vastly enhance cancer treatment.
http://rt.com/uk/227959-first-ever-robot-surgery/
The Da Vinci XI is a specialist robot operated by surgeons which has the ability to make extremely small incisions. The advance means patients previously requiring invasive surgery with long recovery times can now undergo more delicate treatments.
Surgeons at The Royal Marsden, the hospital where the Da Vinci XI has been trialed, say the machine pushes the boundaries of modern surgery and will vastly enhance cancer treatment.
http://rt.com/uk/227959-first-ever-robot-surgery/