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Date: 2008-07-03

robot removes tumour for a precise heart surgery


A precise heart surgery has been performed in Melbourne, Australia, to remove a tumour from a delicate region of a 77 old woman’s heart. The robotic system called “da Vinci” which has been used by the hospital since 2004, has performed about 200 operations so far. The robot copies the movements of heart surgeons with much more presicion and reduces the hand tremors to zero. Please click below for the original article.




Reference: news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23960320-2862,00.html

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