I had this article passed along to me and just wanted to throw it up here...
LSU's Health Sciences Center has hired a surgical robot. Awesome! The robot will remove a salivary stone, mend the salivary gland, cut down blood loss and reduce scarring for the 31 year old patient.
And AI type technology isn't new for LSU in their medical facilities. Two years ago a friend of mine did a great broadcast story on "simulators" used for training. (Extras can be found on her February 12, 2009 post).
The article ends with a witty jab, "We're guessing it'll get loads of testing done down in Baton Rouge, though -- this Les Miles fellow seems to be giving fans heart attacks, kidney stones and all sorts of other stress-related conditions."
Wow, this is pretty neat. It is also not invasive the article says, since it does not have to remove the entire gland. I believe that we will see the use of surgical robots only rise in the future because of the evolution of technology. It is, of course, dependent upon people being willing to allow robots to perform surgical procedures on them.
ReplyDeleteSweet! I love to hear about new gadgets and toys and especially when they are for the greater good of the patient.
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