The successful telesurgery of two robotic cardiac procedures conducted across a distance of 286 kilometers marks a major milestone for India in the realm of medical technology. The procedures were carried out via the in-house SSI Mantra 3 Surgical Robotic System, created by SS Innovations, which represents a significant breakthrough in the possibilities of remote healthcare.
Dr. Sudhir Srivastava, the surgeon, performed the procedures remotely from Gurugram at Manipal Hospital in Jaipur. In a just 58 minutes, the first procedure was a Telerobotic-assisted Internal Mammary Artery Harvesting. With a surprisingly low latency of 35–40 milliseconds (1/20th of a second), this technique demonstrated the system’s precision and ensured little delay in control and communication between the surgeon and the robotic system.
A robotic beating heart complete endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB), one of the most difficult cardiac procedures, was the second treatment, which was the first of its kind in the world. With a latency of just 40 milliseconds, this surgery was also carried out via telesurgery, demonstrating the system’s efficacy in carrying out extremely complex surgeries remotely.
The founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of SS Innovations, Dr. Sudhir Srivastava, conveyed his enthusiasm for this development by highlighting the potential of telesurgery to close the healthcare divide between rural and urban areas. He emphasized that this breakthrough has the potential to revolutionize the delivery of medical treatment in a nation like India, which has a sizable rural population and inequalities in healthcare access. Underserved areas can now obtain cutting-edge medical operations thanks to telesurgery, which can deliver high-quality healthcare despite geographic restrictions.
The successful telesurgery not only enhanced patient care but also showed how technology can transcend geographic boundaries to deliver prompt and precise medical interventions, said Dr. Lalit Malik, Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Manipal Hospital in Jaipur. This new age of medical technology was demonstrated by the robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) that was done on an elderly patient in Jaipur.
The only robotic system in the world to obtain regulatory permission for telesurgery and tele-proctoring is the SSI Mantra 3 Surgical Robotic System, created by SS Innovations. A major advancement in medical care and education has been made possible by the system’s recent approval by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), which permits remote surgeries and collaboration among medical specialists over great distances.
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