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Robot can perform surgery on beating heart
Waseda University's heart rate compensation system allows beating hearts to be operated on as if they were motionless.
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Scientists at Japan’s Waseda University have created a machine that can perform surgery on a functioning heart by adjusting to the rhythm of its beat. The Waseda crew’s robot has been operating on pig’s hearts since 2004, with a claimed 95% tracking accuracy.
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Sam Munro
- November 26, 2009 @ 08:08 UTC
