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Shanghai MicroPort MedBot Group's "Toumai" surgical robot has completed the first remote surgery in the United States in Florida. The surgery was performed between two hospitals 56 kilometers apart, carrying out a radical prostatectomy for a patient and lasting 103 minutes. The surgery was conducted under the FDA's Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) clinical research framework, with Dr. Vipul Patel, founder of the Global Robotics Institute, operating from Orlando. Reports say the Toumai robot has completed the first local remote surgeries in more than 20 countries and has obtained regulatory approval in nearly 60 countries and regions.
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Shanghai MicroPort's "Toumai" Surgical Robot Completes First Remote Surgery in the United States
The "Toumai" surgical robot from Shanghai MicroPort MedBot Group completed the first remote surgery in the United States in Florida, performing a radical prostatectomy on a patient between two hospitals 56 kilometers apart in 103 minutes. The surgery was carried out under the FDA's Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) clinical research framework, with Dr. Vipul Patel, founder of the Global Robotics Surgery Association, operating from Orlando. The robot has completed the first local remote surgeries in more than 20 countries and has received regulatory approval in nearly 60 countries and regions.