Swiss company Distalmotion is pioneering novel hybrid robotic surgery devices. The company’s Dexter device combines laparoscopy and robotics for use in soft tissue, uro/gyne and general surgery.
On-Demand Robotics The Way Forward In Minimally Invasive Surgery
Focus On Switzerland – Part 3: Robotics means different things to different surgeons, according to Swiss innovator Distalmotion, whose surgical robot combines with laparoscopy to leave the surgeon fully in control in the OR.
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