PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — New advancements in medical technology have arrived at a Treasure Coast hospital. Florida Coast Medical Center performed its first robot-assisted knee surgery today, marking the beginning of a new trend for the region and promising more precise surgical outcomes.
The patient, John Michael Cook, a former tennis player needing another knee surgery, jumped at the chance to have the robot-assisted procedure. Traditional knee reconstruction can be risky, as one mistake can cause massive setbacks. Cook expressed excitement about the technological upgrade.
“I thought of, well, Lee Majors, I thought it was going to be, like, the bionic man, you know? And now I really feel I’m going to be a bionic man, you know, having two bionic knees,” Cook said…