July 1, 2008

McSleepy: New automated anesthesia system gives drugs, monitors patient

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The McSleepy system thinks like an anesthesiologist. It may be available commercially in about five years. Surgeons at McGill University in Montreal recently performed the world's first totally automated administration of anesthesia. The new system, nicknamed McSleepy, automatically administers drugs for general anesthesia and monitors their effects. "Think of McSleepy as a sort of humanoid anesthesiologist who thinks like an anesthesiologist, analyzes biological information, and constantly adapts its own behavior,…

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