Robot surgeon tested for safer hernia operations
Disease control
Completed
This study tested a new robotic surgical system called DEXTER for repairing abdominal hernias. It involved 33 adults with small to medium hernias to see if the robot-assisted procedure was safe and could be completed without switching to traditional open surgery. The goal was to …
Sponsor: Distalmotion SA • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 31, 2026 12:12 UTC