Article 4DTBY Surgeons Use Self-Navigating Robot to Find Leaky Valve in Pig Hearts

Surgeons Use Self-Navigating Robot to Find Leaky Valve in Pig Hearts

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George Dvorsky
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During a recent experiment at Boston Children's Hospital, bioengineers used a robotic catheter to reach a leaky valve inside pig hearts. But get this-the device was completely autonomous, navigating through the heart all by itself and without the benefit of a surgeon's guiding hand. Welcome to the future of heart"

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