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“Telepresence” surgery is in
which the surgeon is not physically present at the surgical site. They developed a remote surgical unit and telepresence surgeon's workstation. NASA planned to utilize the technology to remotely service the space
station with greater dexterity.
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency helped improve emergency medical care to combat casualties, Their initial concept was to locate the telepresence surgeon's workstation at the closest mobile army surgical hospital unit. The remote surgical unit was transported to the patient in an armoured vehicle, allowing for medical forward advanced surgical
treatment (MEDFAST).
Thus, NASA and DARPA orchestrated
the development of telepresence robotic surgery
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