While we’re not quite to the level of teleporting cancerous growths from a patient to the medical waste bin yet, Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital (JGH) has taken us a step closer to a future where robotic surgeons may be commonplace.  

Surgeons at JGH will reportedly use the new robotic, assisted-surgery device to treat gynecological and prostate cancers. According to a news release from JGH, use of the da Vinci surgical robot will lead to “shorter operation times, less blood loss, and a decrease in possible complications.”

“It has become increasingly evident that prostatectomies performed with robotic technology lead to a significant decrease in incidence of sexual dysfunction and incontinence improving the daily lives of our patients,” said Dr. Jacques Corcos, Director of the Robotics Program and Chief of the Department of Urology at the Jewish General Hospital. “This knowledge is based on current research being conducted at the JGH, and is part of a larger design, a Robotics Program in affiliation with all six of Quebec’s universities.”

Check out the JGH da Vinci robotic page for more info.

_{(Photo:© JGH Source: Montreal Jewish General Hospital) [- Jeff James]}