Doctor Zhang Xu and his team conducted an AI surgery, all the way from Rome, in China. The surgery was conducted from a distance of 5000 miles. First remote robotic surgery is considered a remarkable feat. It was made possible by advanced technology and a robust 5-G network.
The AI-surgery is not the first robotic surgery. Preceding it, the first surgery was conducted by NASA in developed in the 1970s. The development was to assist with the medical issues of the astronauts and the first commercial use in the 1980s with the da Vinci system. FDA approved the da Vinci system in 2000 with its success in 1998. The surgeon was given a 3-D operational field, allowing surgeons to control three biotic arms.
With technological advancements, surgeries have become more complicated and advanced. Dr. Zhang Zu has pointed out many problems facing doctors such as articulation and robust connectivity. Doctors, therefore needed a very steady hand. A robust network is another need for long-distance surgery: a 5-G network was used.
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The Robotic Surgery
5 and 7 of June were marked for the surgery to be conducted. The sophisticated surgery involved the use of complex machinery, all the way from Rome to Beijing. It is pertinent to note that the surgery was conducted from a distance of 5000 miles, involving the removal of a cancerous-lesion from the prostate. On the receiving end, the surgery was led by the Chinese Academy of Science and People’s-liberation-Army (PLA).
The ability to conduct such surgery allows healthcare to become globalized: rapid and consistent, enhancing human-capability and improving healthcare delivery.
