Futureproof Extra: The Cutting-Edge Tech of Modern Operating Theatres

Published: July 5, 2022, 6:30 a.m.

b'For most of us, our image of what goes on in an operating theatre comes from television and movies; we think scalpels, scrubs, facemasks, and beeping heart monitors, etc. \\n\\nWhat we don\\u2019t envisage, is robots and augmented reality glasses but increasingly modern surgery is incorporating these and other cutting-edge technologies into their systems and procedures.\\n\\nSo just what does the operating theatre of 2022 look like?\\n\\nConnor Green is Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh. He joins Jonathan to discuss.'