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THE FIRST CHAPTER OF DOCTOR VITA BY RICK NOVAK

The Anesthesia Consultant

Twenty minutes into the surgery, Xavier Templeton sat on a chair in the corner of the room with his back to the operating table, and peered into a binocular stereo viewer. On the operating table, the five robot arms reached into the abdomen though five one-centimeter incisions.

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Surgery Advancements in the Medical Field

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One robotic arm has a camera, through which the surgeon can see what they’re working on, and other arms are various surgical instruments. The surgeon controls the robot using a computer that is located near the operating table.

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