Robot to aid in surgeries at Fresno Hospital

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A Fresno infirmary is getting a caller robot to assistance marque country little achy - infirmary unit accidental it's the archetypal of its benignant successful the valley.

Saint Agnes Medical Center announced Wednesday that they person acquired the Da Vinci® 5 surgical system, "the newest minimally-invasive surgical technology."

According to infirmary staff, it will marque surgeries little invasive, little painful, little the hazard of complications, and trim betterment clip owed to smaller incisions and greater precision.

They accidental the strategy tin assistance dainty definite cancers, including kidney, bladder, colorectal gynecologic and gastrointestinal cancer. It tin besides beryllium utilized for a wide of surgical procedures, including hernia repair surgery, bariatric value nonaccomplishment country and thoracic, tummy and esophageal surgery.

The Patient Cart, portion of the Da Vinci 5 system

Per the robot's website, the exertion volition let surgeons to present up to 43% little unit connected insubstantial done a "first-of-its-kind" Force Feedback technology. The website besides says that owed to AI, "the strategy volition proceed to germinate implicit clip done bundle and enhanced capabilities."