Professor Canavero also displayed the knife that will be used for the head transplant - a custom-made blade that can control cuts to a micrometre (one millionth of a metre) to allow the precision required to cut the spinal cord.
He said that the knife, developed by an American professor, will allow a "clear cut of the spinal cord with a minimal impact on the nerves".
He told Sky News that he was looking to take the procedure global, saying that "Asia is moving, so expect more news coming out over the next few months" and "the UK is very well poised to do this".
He showed little concern for the views of his critics, some of whom have described his work as Frankenstein surgery.
He said: "To all the critics I say go and see what happens when you're affected by a wasting disorder...trade places with (Mr Spiridonov) and then you tell me.
"That's my counter criticism for the critics."
In January, Mr Canavero worked with Chinese researchers to do a head transplant on a monkey, connecting the animal's blood supply after the operation to prove it could survive without brain injuries.
The monkey was only kept alive for 20 hours, as the team did not join its spinal cords, meaning it would have been paralysed.
Source : Sky
Source : Sky
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