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World's first 3D HDTV remote surgery system allows fantastic precision
Now even the clumsiest doctor can perform incredibly precise microsurgery with this latest da Vinci Si Surgical system, the only one in the world that operates in 3D HDTV. Using four robotic arms and one channel of HD video for each eye, the system reduces and filters a surgeon's movements to an ultra-tiny scale, allowing minimally-invasive surgical procedures that aren't possible using conventional means.
The major drawback is the extraordinary price of such paraphernalia, not mentioned anywhere in the marketing materials but undoubtedly reaching into the zillions of dollars. But in today's cost-is-no-object business model of the insurance-rich, price-gouging medical industry, who cares? Doctors want it, insurance pays. How much? Ask your doctor.
Via MedGadget
By snakerake at 4:07 PM ON 04/06/09
"But in today's cost-is-no-object business model of the insurance-rich, price-gouging medical industry, who cares? Doctors want it, insurance pays."
Get a clue about the Medical field and stop regurgitating what you hear on CNN before you write something like that. Insurance is at constant war with physicians over payments, they don't just pay whatever. Moreover they deny claims as often as they can and try to skirt out of payments. Most hospitals are underfunded and many are going out of business or shutting down services and satellite offices due to unscrupulous insurance companies.
By Anonymous at 6:03 AM ON 04/07/09
That's really good news! thanks for the article
By hebramleigh at 9:38 AM ON 04/07/09
The cost is not an issue here. What the writer failed to consider is that each surgical advancement like this paves the way for more to follow. Sure, units such as this are ultra-expensive now; but 5 or 10 years from now they will become more common and the price will go down.
As for insurance companies being the great evil in the world, lets not forget what caused this. Once upon a time health insurance was relatively rare and offered by few companies. Once it became more common, doctors and hospitals discovered they could increase prices well beyond what average citizens could pay and milk the insurance companies for unreasonable charges ($10 aspirins? $500 for a night's stay?) Insurance companies had to start fighting back against this incredible charges and so became the monsters that they are today.
Our high costs for health care is a combination of greedy insurance companies, greedy doctors, and opportunistic lawyers who encourage people to sue so they can win outlandish amounts of money. Nothing will change until ALL 3 situations are addressed.
By FuZVulf at 10:20 PM ON 04/07/09
Cost isn't a problem, the cybermen will pay for it.
What kind of security are they supposed to have? Cant you just see the mayhem if some pimple faced cracker was bored and hacked into one of these? If anyone thought "rated T for Teen" was bad, just put 2 & 2 together on this one.
By AIR at 2:00 AM ON 04/08/09
You know, cost IS a problem! You see the situation around? What if you wouldn't be able to afford ordinary things in future?
By Yulia Rudy at 4:12 AM ON 04/08/09
Snakerake is right. Hebramleigh explained everything :) Let's draw a conclusion: We have to stay humans even when we think about our future salary =)
By rajaram at 6:13 AM ON 04/08/09
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