Though 76-year-old Eldon Allison's first surgery was going to be a major one, a coronary artery bypass, he wasn't worried. The hands of his surgeon were essentially going to be those of a robot. "I ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The collection documents the development of ROBODOC™, the first robot to perform surgery on a human in the United States through correspondence, ...

LONDON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - A mechanical snake that can enter the body through natural orifices -- not an incision -- to perform operations is just one futuristic device researchers believe will ...

This series consists of background materials and the history of the project primarily through correspondence. Integrated Surgical Systems (ISS) , Inc., of Sacramento California was established in XXXX ...