Patient on the operating table, while surgeon 20 miles away

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Robotic surgery increases patients access to medical help and decreases their time for treatment

11-Sep-2019

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Indian doctor T. Patel performed heart surgery on five patients while being 20 miles away.

Doctors used a CorPath GRX robot to perform the world’s first remote heart surgery.

Doctors team linked the station to the robot via a high-speed internet connection.

Study got published in the journal Lancet’s EClinicalMedicine.

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Robotic surgery solutions for coronary and vascular procedures.

Robot which helps to peform surgery when the doctor is away.

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President and CEO at Corindus Vascular Robotics.

Doctor of cardiovascular medicine and Chairman at Apex Heart Institute

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