Mar 25
This isn’t something in a sci-fi movie nor is it something that people are just talking about. A hospital in Lafayette, Indiana has actually begun using a robot to perform common surgeries.
St. Elizabeth East is taking what has become a commonplace practice to the next level. Currently, doctors all over the country don’t actually perform surgeries with their own hands. Instead, they insert robotic arms into the patient and manipulate the arms at a nearby computer.
The new procedure at St. Elizabeth answers the question, “So why not just have the robot move its own hands?”
The da Vinci Surgical System cost the hospital $1.5 million, and it certainly has its fair share of skeptics. But if human error can actually be eliminated, is it worth it?
Via TMCNet
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