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Catherine Mohr: Surgery's past, present and robotic future

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.

English
  • Originally Aired June 19, 2009
  • Runtime 21 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network YouTube
  • Created February 18, 2025 by
    morbus
  • Modified February 18, 2025 by
    morbus