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Robotic Bariatric Surgery

Emerging Technology: Robotic Bariatric Surgery

November 8, 2021 · 0 comments

The prevalence of morbid obesity continues to increase in the United States and throughout the world. In the US, 65% of the adults are classified as either overweight ­(body mass index (BMI) >25) or obese (BMI>30). Most of that increase is in the obese population, with more than 6% of those

Can Robotics Transform Bariatric Surgery?

November 30, 2015 · 0 comments

When many of us think about robotics, our minds may very well drift toward thoughts of automobiles and airplanes transforming into fighting defenders to save our world from attacking invaders. Perhaps instead we think about the futuristic world of the Jetsons where our mechanized friends help us get ready in