Microsurgery is used to repair the smallest of vessels, and it has come a long way. For example, when a finger is cut off, surgeons reattach bones and tendons, which is when a microscope comes into ...

Dr. Ryan Katz from Mercy Medical Center joins Jenyne Donaldson to discuss how microsurgery works when applied to the complex and delicate system of the hand.

(a) Steady-hand robot; (b) Micron; (c) “A 73” ; (d) New steady-hand robot; (e) Preceyes; (f) REMS; (g) Bern University robot. Microsurgery requires manipulating delicate tissue or fragile structures ...