Mechanical Wrist Will Take Robotic Surgery to Places As-Yet Inoperable
Robotic surgery has become a relatively commonplace, with 1.7 million robotic procedures occurring between 2007 and 2013. This new tiny robotic wrist, however, will take the procedure into the head, face and neck. The Engineer reports that this flexible wrist is the latest advance in needlescopic surgery, which uses tiny robotic components—typically needle-sized, hence the…
