Robotic Microsurgeon for Cochlear Implants
May 30, 2017 | Terry Sharrer
Quoting directly from this piece: “Robotics has the potential to give surgeons the dexterity, patience, and sensitivity that humans can never achieve with their own hands. To that end, researchers at the University of Bern in Switzerland have been working on an image guided microsurgery robot that can perform highly sensitive cochlear implantations, procedures that require drilling near fragile and critical tissues. They have performed the first procedures using the new system, offering doctors and patients more confidence of a safe procedure.” MORE WITH VIDEO
Image Credit: University of Bern