Initial prospective multicenter clinical trial of robotically-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting Ralph J Damiano, MD, Harold A Tabaie, Michael J Mack, MD, James R Edgerton, MD, Chandra Mullangi, MD, W.Peter Graper, MD, Sunil M Prasad, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 72, Issue 4, Pages 1263-1269 (October 2001) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(01)02980-0
Fig 1 Operating room setup: intraoperative setup of the robotic system. The surgeon is seated at the console and views the image in his monitor. The assistant is standing next to the patient at the operating room table and views the image on a video monitor. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2001 72, 1263-1269DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(01)02980-0)
Fig 2 Surgeon’s endoscopic view of anastomosis: This is the surgeon’s view of the operating field. The left anterior descending artery and left internal thoracic artery are clearly visible. The magnification (×12) observed in the image allows the surgeon to precisely place his stitches. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2001 72, 1263-1269DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(01)02980-0)