She’s no Rosie the Robot: ViKY helps surgeon do single-incision hysterectomy by himself

Dr. Kevin Stepp recently performed the first-ever single-incision hysterectomy using a French robotic device rather than surgical technicians at MetroHealth Medical Center. The device, called ViKY, guided the laparoscopic video camera and light that “saw” inside the patient’s abdomen, as well as positioned her uterus during surgery. Stepp used the device like a couple extra pairs of hands.

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