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South Fulton Medical Center First in Georgia to Purchase Prosurgics’ Laparoscopic Camera Controller Producer of surgical robotics products provides Georgia medical center with FreeHand advanced surgery technology designed for minimally invasive, laparoscopic surgery. Surgical robotics company Prosurgics announces the first sale of a FreeHand laparoscopic camera controller in Georgia. Supporting the Atlanta metro area, the South Fulton Medical Center is a modern facility known for medical innovation and state-of-the-art equipment. Two top surgeons, Dr. Kevin Edmonds and Dr. Vijaykumar Patel, performed a series of surgeries this fall using FreeHand. Dr. Edmonds, an OB/GYN surgeon, used it for laparoscopic hysterectomies and other cases. Dr. Patel, a general surgeon, performed several other types of surgeries, including a colon resection. FreeHand is a 15 lb. robotic device that gives surgeons direct control of the laparoscopic camera via a small, lightweight hands-free controller… View this post
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