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When was minimally invasive heart surgery performed first?
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1998: In may 1998, dr. Friedrich-wilhelm mohr using the da vinci surgical system performed the first robotically assisted heart bypass at the leipzig heart centre in germany.
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1994: The first midcab (single vessel bypass thru a 3 inch incision between the ribs on left side while the heart still beats was by dr coulson in 1994. The first use of heart port system which lets you stop the heart with the heart lung machine was by drs sterman and stevens in 1995. This system allowed you to do more than one bypass and also do mitral valve surgery.
Answered 12/9/2013
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