Beaumont named as robotic surgery training center

Royal Oak-based Beaumont hospital has been named one of 14 active US training centers for the da Vinci surgical robot made by Calif.-based Intuitive Surgical Inc.
 
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Surgeons at Beaumont have been using the original model da Vinci robot since 2002, and to date have performed almost 650 robotic operations. Beaumont physicians use the robot for lung, urologic and heart surgeries. The $1-million da Vinci robot allows surgeons to perform operations from a remote console, with robotic instruments inserted via small incisions.

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