Robot Surgery and History of Surgery
Surgeon and inventor Catherine Mohr tours the history of surgery (and its pre-painkiller,
pre-antiseptic past), then demos some of the newest tools for surgery through tiny incisions,
performed using nimble robot hands. Fascinating -- but not for the squeamish.
About Catherine Mohr
Catherine Mohr works on surgical robots and robotic surgical procedures, using robots to
make surgery safer -- and to go places where human wrists and eyes simply can't. Full bio
and more links
http://www.ted.com/talks/catherine_mohr_surgery_s_past_present_and_robotic_future.html
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