Ascension Seton increasingly using 'cutting edge' robotic systems in surgery

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Across its Texas campuses, Ascension Seton performed 6,000 robotic procedures in 2024, which was a 10% increase from 2023.
The hospital network reports that this "cutting-edge" technology can be more precise, controlled and lower risk. One robotic surgical system used in Ascension Seton acute care hospitals is the Intuitive Ion Robot, used in cancer diagnosis.
"We want to be able to diagnose lung cancer very early, and the robot gives us the technology to biopsy very small nodul