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Mechanical wrist the width of a sewing needle

23-Jul-2015

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Microlaparoscopy is so difficult that only a handful of surgeons around the world use it. This mechanical wrist provides the dexterity to perform complex operations using keyhole surgery. Imagine when a robot is trained to use tiny instruments with the – surgical scars will be a thing of the past.

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Robert Webster

President and Chief Technology Officer at Virtuoso Surgical and professor at Vanderbilt University.

S. Duke Herrell

MD at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

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Robotic Surgery