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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:238
© 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Letter to the Editor

Reply to the editor:

Francis Robicsek, MD, PhD

Carolinas Heart and Vascular Institute, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC

The first 20% of the full text of this article appears below.

I appreciate the earnest comments of my colleagues.

Evidently, we see the potentials of telerobotics in a different perspective. They believe not only that robotics is the future of cardiac surgery, but also that the future is already here! I respectfully disagree.

They kindly recall my role as an "innovator." With my 12 patents (the last one in 2008), I would not deny it. However, I . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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