Hospital Successfully Performs Tele-Robotic Surgeries Between Belgium and India
Dr. G. Viswanathan Hospital in Tiruchi, India completed two trans-continental tele-robotic surgical procedures controlled remotely from Belgium on June 4, covering a distance of 9,730 kilometers. The procedures—one gynecological and one general surgery—were performed using the MedBot Toumai Robot with network lag times between 160-217 milliseconds. Both patients recovered without complications and were discharged two days after surgery, demonstrating the feasibility of remote robotic surgery across continents.
Dr. G. Viswanathan Hospital in Tiruchi, India successfully completed two trans-continental tele-robotic surgical procedures on June 4 in collaboration with ORSI Academy and Ghent University. Operating surgeon Ramya Kalaiselvan, a consultant robotic surgeon based in the United Kingdom, remotely controlled the MedBot Toumai Robot—a four-arm surgical platform—from Belgium to perform a gynecological procedure and a left inguinal hernia repair on patients physically located in Tiruchi. The procedures were completed within approximately 90 minutes each, with network lag times ranging between 160-217 milliseconds. An on-site surgical team in Tiruchi, led by Dr. Govindaraj and Dr. R. Muthuraman, provided direct support during the operations. Both patients experienced uneventful post-operative recoveries and were discharged on June 6, demonstrating that advanced robotic surgery can be successfully performed across geographical distances.
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Hospital performs tele-robotic surgeries between Belgium and Tiruchi
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