First UK Child Has Surgery in Robot Device Trial

August 1, 2024

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(BBC) – A seven-year-old boy has become the first child in the UK to undergo surgery using a pioneering robot-assisted device. Reece, from Gosport, Hampshire, was treated for a kidney condition at Southampton Children’s Hospital. The NHS centre is leading a UK trial of the use of the Versius Surgical Robotic System on children, following successful operations involving adult patients. (Read More)