... and correct gastro-esophageal reflux and heartburn. The initial idea of robotics in surgery involved the ability to transfer surgical techniques from one site to a distant site (eg, a battlefield, space station, or developing country). Now, one of scientists" eventual goals of the robotic surgery field is to design a robot that can be used to perform a closed-chest, beating-heart surgery, but ... ...

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