Aug 09
It’s not the most pleasant experience, but patients placed under general anesthesia who might not be able to easily breathe on their own are usually intubated, a procedure where a breathing tube is inserted down into their tracheas through their mouths. Usually a skilled doctor or nurse guides the tube in visually, but students at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed a robotic alternative that guides itself in, minimizing mistakes.
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