HeartLander Robot for Cardiac Surgery
April 21, 2007 by Lei
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
The future of heart surgery may involve this little caterpillar-like robot called HeartLander. It inches along on the surface of your heart and is capable of performing:
- ablation for atrial fibrillation
- lead placement for biventricular pacing
- delivery of myocardial regenerative treatments
Watch the videos and learn more at Guardian Unlimited. Is it just me or does it look really huge and awkward stomping on the pig heart?!
