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HeartLander Robot for Cardiac Surgery

by Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD on April 21st, 2007

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?!

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