Blog Post: Medical robots steal show at Skolkovo Robotics Forum
Not so long ago, a prostate cancer operation would cost the patient 1.5 litres of blood and entail a two-week stay in hospital. Now the average patient loses just 20 millilitres of blood, and three days in hospital are usually sufficient. This drastic change is thanks to the rise in use of robot-assisted surgery, which has replaced long incision operations in many areas of medicine. In addition, 84 percent of the man’s sexual potency can be preserved by robot-assisted surgery, because the instruments... Читать дальше...