Name: Surgery's past, present and robotic future
Uploaded: 2009-06-18T01:00:00Z
Duration: 18 min 35 s
Description: 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.

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.

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

Surgery's past, present and robotic future

From Stone Age skull trephination to robots with nimble hands, surgery's evolution reflects humanity's relentless pursuit of healing.

The advent of anesthesia and aseptic techniques in the 19th century transformed surgery from a deadly art to a life-saving science.

Revolutionary surgical robots and targeted fluorescent markers promise precise and minimally invasive procedures, redefining patient care.