A couple of weeks ago, the robot was used for the first time in Sweden at the Academic Hospital.
It is expected to operate on approximately 40 patients per year in this way, and the robot will primarily be used in lymphedema operations.
- 25 percent of women who suffer from breast cancer get lymphedema, says Maria Mani.
Increases accuracy
The operating robot is developed in Holland and Akademiska is, according to themselves, the first to use the method outside the country of origin.
It is specialized in microsurgery and will, for example, help plastic surgeons to reconnect lymphatic pathways to veins - both less than a millimeter in circumference.
- If I shake a little, the robot removes the shaking.
It stabilizes and increases precision, says Maria Mani.
Akademiska hopes that in the future the robot can also be relevant for other patient groups.
- We hope that we can improve our surgery and thus offer people with diabetic wounds and advanced trauma wounds help in the future.
In the clip: Join an operation with the new robot.