jan 1, 1990 - ORIGIN OF MEDICAL ROBOTS
Description:
In 1990 the AESOP system produced by Computer Motion became the first system approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its endoscopic surgical procedure. In 2000, the da Vinci Surgery System broke new ground by becoming the first robotic surgery system approved by the FDA for general laparoscopic surgery.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1990
Now
~ 35 years ago