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RoboDoc: A tiny robot has been approved by the FDA for spinal surgery:
The soft-drink-can-sized device is attached to a patient's body, guiding and positioning tools and implants so that surrounding nerves are not damaged.
'SpineAssist minimizes the risk of working freehand in sensitive regions of the spine,' Shoham said in a Wednesday statement.
'It conceives a plan for locating the spinal implants, but neither replaces the surgeon nor performs any operations. After examining and approving the recommendation, the surgeon inserts surgical instruments through the arm of the robot, thereby minimizing the danger of damaging vital organs.' posted by Sydney on
6/11/2004 07:44:00 AM
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