World's first intubation robot tested on human subjects

Pretty much any time a patient is placed under a general anesthetic, a plastic endotracheal tube is inserted down their throat, in order to keep their airway open. The procedure is known as intubation, and has so far always been performed by hand. In this age of robotic surgery, however, it’s perhaps not surprising to hear that surgeons at Montreal’s McGill University Health Centre are now trying out a remote-control intubation system on human subjects... Continue Reading World's first intubation robot tested on human subjects

Tags: anesthesia, McGill University, Remote-controlled, Robotics, Surgery

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