A surgeon has demonstrated a robotic utilized in medical procedures and described working it “like flying a aircraft”.
The specialist weight reduction clinic on the Luton and Dunstable Hospital is using the “da Vinci Xi” for the primary time.
“You must use your fingers, eyes and ft to make use of all of the controls. It does take somewhat little bit of getting used to,” stated weight reduction lead, Doug Whitelaw.
In keeping with the NHS, the variety of bariatric surgical procedures final 12 months was beneath pre-pandemic ranges and it’s hoped that utilizing the robotic may velocity issues up.
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