Average setup time was 15 minutes. The MIP was a modified subzyphoid approach with three ports of entry. The fastest surgery time was 17 minutes. We are potentially limited only by our imaginations as to what these technologies can do as they become more and more affordable. He predicts that advances in medical robots will make off-pump cardiac surgery a common procedure.
Studies are now underway around the world on beating heart.
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