Weekly Photo Challenge: Lost in the Details 2

Sitting in for a surgeon
Sitting in for a surgeon

I should have thought of this in the first place! The hospital where I work is pioneering new research into robotic surgery and yesterday a demo robot, complete with computer was on display so that visitors could have a go – but not on patients! When surgeons use robot assistance they sit at a computer guiding the procedure on a 3D screen and it is believed that the technology reduces stress for clinicians as well as promoting faster recovery after complex surgery and reduced blood loss. It was fascinating to watch a visitor try it and I would have loved to as well but my lunch break was nearly over. Of course I only had my mobile so the pics aren’t the best quality.

A best of a machine!
A beast of a machine!
Reaching in
Reaching in
The surgeons finger to give me some scale!
The surgeons finger to give me some scale!
Lost in the details, the tiny coloured rings wouldn't have fit on my little finger!
Lost in the details, the tiny coloured rings wouldn’t have fit on my little finger!

19 thoughts on “Weekly Photo Challenge: Lost in the Details 2

  1. I’m so glad the visitors don’t get to practise on the patients. 🙂 The concept of robotic surgery is mind blowing. Nothing wrong with your pics, Gilly. 🙂

  2. “…it is believed that the technology reduces stress for clinicians as well as promoting faster recovery after complex surgery and reduced blood loss…” – very interesting!

  3. The medical field is always improving. It’s a bit scarey. Technology is developing really fast. I like this entry very much. Thanks for posting, Gilly. It’s informative as well as perfect for the challenge.

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