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Surgical robot successfully removes blood clot in patient with retinal vein occlusion
Blockage from a blood clot causing retinal vein occlusion in a patient was for the first time removed with the help of a surgical robot at the University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium.Operated by Peter Stalmans, MD, PhD, the robot injected ocriplasmin through a 0.03-mm needle into the target vessel. The plasmin enzyme was able to break up and dissolve the blood clot. In a press release, the team of surgeons that carried out the operation called this technique of retinal vein cannulation (RVC) “a revolutionary treatment that addresses the cause of (Read more...)