Origami-like patch could help robot surgeons repair internal injuries
The medical tape could lead to wider use of robots in medicine.
Surgery
Human patient put in suspended animation for the first time
The procedure buys ER surgeons critical extra time.
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OmniVision wins Guinness World Record for its tiny medical image sensor
The ultra small device is cost effective and more comfortable for patients.
MIT’s thread-like robot can slip through blood vessels in your brain
We’re one step closer to remote, robotic brain surgery.
HoloLens will help a children's hospital perform critical surgeries
Surgeons could see 3D heart scans in real time during operations.
Speedy AI image analysis could help doctors during surgery
It compares 3D scans up to 1,000 times faster than before.
AI outperforms human doctors in spotting skin cancer
The algorithm makes its easier and faster to get an early diagnosis.
Penn doctors perform the first robot-assisted spinal surgery
Robotic arms made the operation possible.
Someday, every piece of a person will be replaceable
Yes, even your naughty bits.
Researchers create ultrasound needle for internal surgical images
It provides doctors with real-time views of tissue during minimally invasive surgeries.
HTC's latest VR investments include a brain control startup
The Vive X program is also backing 4K VR streaming and augmented surgery.
Researchers create a fast-sealing surgical 'glue' for closing wounds
It’s elastic enough to keep a wound sealed on an inflated lung.
Motion-controlled robot performs delicate microsurgery
The robot converts surgeons’ hand motions into super precise, steady movements.
Some brave soul volunteered for a completely robotic dental surgery
The robot implanted 3D-printed teeth into a woman without help from dentists.
This pen can determine whether tissue is cancerous in ten seconds
It can help surgeons make sure they remove the entire tumor during surgery.
Robots are now better at targeting individual neurons than people are
An automated 'patch clamp' technique could make more neuroscience studies possible in less time.
Researchers make biomedical adhesive inspired by slug slime
It’s super sticky, but also really tough and flexible.
Microscope advances could prevent multiple breast cancer surgeries
The invention will help surgeons identify left-behind cancerous tissue in real-time.
