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IIRC, they've already done heart surgery with the previous version of the DaVinci robot. So far, though, only certain very straightforward surgeries have been approved. I believe I've heard here that for patients who do or may need other procedures in addition to the valve replacement, the robot is not the best tool. Probably something about it being "simple" to set it up for one procedure in one spot, but terribly difficult to set it up for an unplanned additional procedure in another spot.

I think this is well worth watching, though, as in most cases the techniques start out with very narrow applicability, then as surgeons develop greater skills, the use of the device broadens significantly.
 

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