METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING MINIMUM INVASIVE HEART OPERATIONS

FIELD: medical equipment, in particular, robotized surgical systems. ^ SUBSTANCE: system has pair of surgical instruments connected to pair of robot manipulators. Instruments are equipped with actuating end mechanisms to be manipulated for supporting and applying of sutures to tissues. Surgeon may move robot manipulator arms for reproducing respective movement of actuating end mechanisms. Movement of arms is commensurable so that actuating end mechanisms are imparted related movement, which is commonly shorter than that performed by surgeon's hands. Scale coefficient is selected so that surgeon may control resolution of movement performed by actuating end mechanism. Surgeon may select arm position without moving actuating end mechanisms so that arms may be moved to other more convenient position. ^ EFFECT: increased precision and speed of performing operations and reduced anesthesia time for patient. ^ 25 cl, 30 dwg