ETH Zurich and CUHK researchers achieved the first remote magnetic endoscopy on a live pig, with a 5,778-mile gap bridged by advanced tech.
The procedure relied on a secure, fast internet connection and a magnetic navigation system from ETH Zurich, featuring a magnetically operated endoscope.Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich and The Chinese University of Hong Kong have achieved a groundbreaking milestone by remotely conducting a magnetic endoscopy on a live pig.
According to the team, thanks to technology, better surgical care in remote locations may be possible in the future, particularly for operations for which there is no local experience.Teleoperated robotic surgery is a rapidly expanding profession that offers long-distance expertise sharing and the ability to transcend geographic boundaries for a range of minimally invasive treatments.
The newly tested technique, developed in partnership between CUHK and the ETH Zurich, was the first remotely controlled endoscopy, conducted on a livingSurgeons from CUHK supported and observed the remote-controlled process in the operating room. The Multi-Scale Robotics Lab team at ETH and the surgeons from Hong Kong tested the probe in the operating room before a specialist took over its navigation in Zurich.
Bradley Nelson of ETH and his colleagues created a surgical navigation device called Navion. This device produces a magnetic field that controls the endoscope.
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