A robotic system has made four-arm laparoscopy possible for the first time.
The new robotic system will allow surgeons to perform laparoscopic operations using their feet as well as their hands.
Some operations are so complicated and exhausting that doctors wish they had four arms. Laparoscopy, for example, is an operation that is used to diagnose or treat various abdominal and pelvic problems.
Laparoscopic surgery is one of the medical procedures that puts a heavy mental and physical burden on surgeons.
Source:
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/four-arm-laparoscopy
