By Noel Phillips, Sky News reporter
Surgeons operating on patients while controlling robotic arms could become a new norm in hospitals.
The assistance of robots in surgical rooms are predicted to transform the way operations are performed by allowing surgeries to be carried out as keyhole procedures.
As the use of robotic surgery becomes more popular, an increasing number of medics are being trained in how to use them. They allow doctors to perform complex techniques using a minimally invasive approach.
Consultant colorectal surgeon Jonathan Morton is among a handful of physicians who have tried out the machinery.
He said: "It's quite exciting to see robotic techniques rolled out – from an ergonomic point of view, the system is set up better so that the stresses on the body are less, reducing injury rates for surgeons.
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"It's not actually the robot doing the surgery – it's the surgeon with the experience and the knowledge telling the robot what to do, effectively it's the same as keyhole surgery with robotics."
The robots have four flexible joints like a human arm and are controlled by a surgeon using a joystick and a 3D screen. The technology is capable of carrying out a wide range of tasks.
CMR Surgical, the company behind the robot, claims the technology will revolutionise healthcare.
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