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Surgical Snake robot to be marketed across Europe

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Submitted by

Joel Dunning

Source

Source Name: The Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute

Source URL: https://www.ri.cmu.edu/news_view.html?news_id=355&menu_id=239

Author(s)

Howie Choset

The Flex System is a flexible endoscopic system that enables surgeons to access and visualize hard-to-reach anatomical locations. The system thus promises to extend the benefits of minimally invasive surgery – shorter hospital stays and recovery times – to a broader population of patients. The company initially has targeted the system for use in head and neck surgery, operating through the mouth.