Surgeon guides robotic arms in India from Wuhan console

On Monday afternoon, a doctor at Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, Hubei province, remotely conducted a robotic surgery on a patient in India, 3,000 kilometers away.

Syed Mohammed Ghouse, a urologist from India, performed a bladder reconnection surgery within 90 minutes using technology developed in China.

The procedure relied on precise coordination among doctors, surgical robots, and network technology, according to the hospital, which is affiliated to the Tongji Medical College of the Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

First, Ghouse and the local medical team in India checked the patient's medical examination data online and worked out a surgery plan, including the movement route of a set of robotic arms.

Then, doctors and nurses in the operating room administered anesthesia to the patient and inserted the robotic arms into the patient's body. Fine surgical instruments and high-definition 3D cameras are fitted at the ends of the arms.