Korean doctor operates remotely from Seoul on pig in Shanghai
Sitting at a console in Seoul, a Korean doctor successfully operated on a pig using a surgical robot about 870 kilometers away in Shanghai, marking Korea’s first cross-border telesurgery demonstration using a commercial platform. Kang Seok-ho, a professor of urology at Korea University College of Medicine, says the technology could profoundly transform surgical care, allowing doctors to operate…
In a groundbreaking demonstration of cross-border telesurgery, a Korean doctor successfully performed an operation on a pig located 870 kilometers away in Shanghai, marking Korea's inaugural instance of remote surgical intervention via a commercial surgical robot. Professor Kang Seok-ho, a urology professor at Korea University College of Medicine, expressed his delight and amazement at the prospect of being able to conduct the procedure from his Seoul-based console.
The demonstration, held at Coex in Seoul during the Korean Urological Association's annual conference, utilized the Toumai system developed by China's MicroPort MedBot. Telesurgery, unlike remote consultations, allows surgeons to control instruments over a communications network, enabling them to operate from distant locations, including during emergencies or in conflict zones.
This cutting-edge technology has the potential to revolutionize surgical care by enabling specialists to provide care to patients in remote or challenging locations.
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