Kootenai Health unveils new surgical robot
Ryan Ciardo, a clinical representative for biotech company Intuitive, guides a user through a demonstration of the new da Vinci 5 robot.
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Kootenai Health project manager Katie Chaffin uses the da Vinci 5 robot.
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Using the da Vinci 5 robot, users can manipulate hand controls to precisely control surgical tools from across the room.
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COEUR d’ALENE — Katie Chaffin peered into a device that resembled a virtual reality headset, squeezed a pair of hand controllers and across the room, a surgical instrument delicately grasped a tiny rubber ring.
With a tilt of Chaffin’s wrist, the instrument gently placed the ring atop a cone.
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