Robotic surgery performed remotely from the U.S. on a patient in Africa
A robotic prostatectomy surgery was performed remotely from Florida on a patient in Angola as part of an FDA-approved clinical trial.
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00:00As part of an FDA-approved clinical trial, a robotic prostatectomy was successfully carried out remotely from Florida on a patient located in Angola.
00:14This groundbreaking procedure was conducted by the team at Advent Health Global Robotics Institute.
00:22We will operate from the United States to Africa in an FDA-approved clinical trial.
00:30We'll be performing a robotic prostatectomy for a man in Angola who otherwise would not have access to high-end surgical care.
00:39This achievement holds the potential to revolutionize global health care by offering high-quality, minimally invasive surgery to patients in underserved regions who typically lack access to such advanced treatments.
00:55It's been a long distance before, and telesurgery is becoming more and more common, but it's never been done in this way at this distance, never from the United States to Africa, and never where it's been approved by a legal agency like the FDA.
01:11The robotic surgical system is integrated with sites worldwide, including a few countries in America, including the Sao Paulo, Kuwait, Morocco, Angola.
01:25But imagine now you can help people all over the world at the click of a button.
01:30Right now, this robot is connected to Sao Paulo, Brazil.
01:33It's connected to Kuwait, Morocco, Shanghai, Angola.
01:38And it's about to be connected to multiple other cities.
01:42So imagine from one place, now you can help people around the globe.
01:46The clinical trial also aims to assess long-distance robotic surgeries, safety, reliability, and latencies, which relies heavily on stable, high-speed internet connections and real-time communication protocols.
