He has severe arthritis in his right knee and, for months, it's been too painful for him to walk."Patients have had to wait far too long for their joint replacements," Mr Moores says.
We see it doing just that, as Mr Moores - surrounded by colleagues both robot and human - starts to operate. "With the robot-assist, really it means that every day is the best day in surgery," Mr Moores says,"[and] it's really safe for patients, with less soft tissue damage for some, for others, greater bone preservation."For the hospital, it means an ability to free up beds faster.
The hospital's trust has made an £1.8m investment here, using grant money earmarked specifically for innovation.
kvittozzi So proud to work along with ThomasMoores10 in Theatre 7 along with the rest of the theatre team to deliver these groundbreaking operations to our patients
kvittozzi brilliant - but they told us at rover/bmw that the robots were there to help us ,and now we are all redundant.....ah well - thats progress i suppose...if it speeds up my new joint op, then good... 2years and still waiting...
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We will all benefit from robots and AI in healthcare - let us hope the greed in that industry doesn't restrict it's use to further disadvantages those who are not rich.
Just imagine the robot talking shit the whole time 😂😂