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French surgeons take off for first 'gravity-free' surgeryby MedGuru Bureau
Published on September 29, 2006 - 0 comments 
A team of French surgeons took off on a specially equipped aircraft early Wednesday from Merignac Airport in Bordeaux to attempt the first-ever operation carried out in weightless conditions, the Bordeaux University Hospital Centre (CHU) said. The Airbus A300 is equipped with a special surgical module, which could serve as a prototype for equipment used in future surgery carried out in the gravity-free conditions of outer space. The surgery will be to remove a small fatty tumour from the forearm of the volunteer patient, 46-year-old Philippe Sanchot. "The operation carries no risk to the patient, but aims to demonstrate the use of new surgical techniques and anaesthetics in weightless conditions," the CHU said in a press statement. "Beyond that, it will be integrated in a project of tele-surgery, the applications of which on Earth could be fundamental." ( filed under: Surgery )
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