Florida hospital using robot to make spinal surgery faster and safer
It almost looks like something from the future.
But in this case, the future is now.
The Marcus Neuroscience Institute in Boca Raton, Florida, for the first time has used what바카라 게임 웹사이트s called a Medtronic Mazor robot during spinal surgery.
A spokesperson for the institute said it바카라 게임 웹사이트s the only place in Palm Beach and Broward Counties using the robot.
바카라 게임 웹사이트This robot helps us with almost perfect precision and accuracy,바카라 게임 웹사이트 said Dr. Tim Miller, the director of functional neurosurgery at the institute.
Miller is also one of the doctors that performed the recent surgery, which was done on a man in his 70s who needed his spine stabilized.
바카라 게임 웹사이트The robot is used for surgeries where we have to implant some sort of immobilization device in a patient바카라 게임 웹사이트s spine, particularly when that involves putting screws into the bones of the spine,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Miller said.
It바카라 게임 웹사이트s no secret that accuracy is vital when it comes to putting screws in a patient바카라 게임 웹사이트s spine.
Miller said that바카라 게임 웹사이트s where the robot comes in.
Even before anyone enters an operating room, the robot helps map out exactly where the screws should go.
바카라 게임 웹사이트The software component of this allows us to plan these preoperatively so that we can have perfect screw placement at every level, essentially without error,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Miller said.
Once the surgery begins, the robot is there to make sure everything is placed exactly where it should be.
It makes the surgery faster, more accurate and, most importantly, safer.
바카라 게임 웹사이트Knowing that it바카라 게임 웹사이트s going to make the surgery easier for me and that things are going to be more accurate and the patient is going to do better, that brings a lot of peace of mind,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Miller said.