The 'snake' that can save open heart surgery - Daily Mail 15th April 2008

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

A snake-shaped robot that can crawl into parts of the heart that doctors cannot reach could revolutionise cardiac surgery. The foot-long device is no thicker than a straw and has dozens of joints that allow it to turn tight corners. The probe - called CardioArm - is controlled by a surgeon using a joystick on a hand-held console.

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