How did the Zeus Robotic Surgical System contribute to early robotic surgery?

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Robotic heart surgery — robotic surgery Laparoscopic cameras and robotic hands performing coronary artery bypass surgery in place of open-heart surgery.

The Zeus Robotic Surgical System, developed by Computer Motion, Inc., played a significant role in the evolution of robotic surgery during the late 1990s. As one of the three primary systems tested for minimally invasive surgery during that era, it helped pioneer advanced clinical applications.1

The Zeus system was utilized to perform several novel procedures, including:

Laparoscopic fallopian tube reanastomosis.
Laparoscopic cardiac revascularization, specifically in closed-chest beating-heart operations where the chest was not surgically opened.1

While the Zeus system was instrumental in these early advancements, Computer Motion was eventually purchased by Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The Zeus system was discontinued in 2003, leading to the da Vinci Surgical System becoming the most widely used robotic platform globally.1