First Zero-G Surgery Succeeds on Human Patient

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On Wednesday, French doctors successfully performed the world's first surgery on a human in zero gravity, utilizing a specially adapted aircraft to simulate space conditions. The procedure, which lasted three hours, involved the removal of a benign tumor from the forearm of a 46-year-old volunteer. This groundbreaking experiment was part of a European Space Agency (ESA) initiative aimed at developing robotic surgery techniques for future applications aboard the International Space Station and potential Moon bases. Team leader Dominique Martin confirmed the feasibility of conducting human surgeries in space with minimal difficulties.

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This story is a little over a year old but just came to my attention.

French doctors carried out the world's first ever operation on a human in zero gravity on Wednesday, using a specially adapted aircraft to simulate conditions in space.

During a 3-hour flight from Bordeaux in southwest France, the team of surgeons and anaesthetists successfully removed a benign tumour from the forearm of a 46-year-old volunteer.

The experiment was part of a programme backed by the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop techniques for performing robotic surgery aboard the International Space Station or at a future Moon base.

"We weren't trying to perform technical feats but to carry out a feasibility test," said team leader Dominique Martin after the flight. "Now we know that a human being can be operated on in space without too many difficulties." [continued]
http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn10169-doctors-remove-tumour-in-first-zerog-surgery-.html
 
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Ha ha, we both saw it on the science channel right? Mission to mars?Pretty cool science
 
Mars Rising. :biggrin: Apparently the surgery looked more difficult than it was. The gal trying to insert the trache in the dummy was having quite a time though. She finally sat on his chest and grabbed his neck with her legs! :smile: I don't think that is an accepted medical practice.
 

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