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Jul 10, 2023

In a first, a robotic system makes four-arm laparoscopy feasible for surgeons

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A new robotic system promises to bring the best out of human surgeons by allowing them to use their feet along with their hands during a laparoscopic operation.

Some surgeries are so complex and tiresome that while performing them doctors may wish they could have four arms. Laparoscopy is one such operation, it is used to diagnose and treat various problems in the abdomen and pelvis region.

Every year more than 13 million laparoscopic surgeries are conducted across the globe and it’s one of those medical procedures that put a lot of mental and physical load on surgeons.

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