Israeli doctor performed a heart operation in 32 km from a patient

The revolutionary technology developed in Israel allowed the doctor, for the first time in history, to perform cardiac catheterization with the help of a surgical robot, while the medic himself was at this point in 32 kilometers from the operating room.

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The operation using unique technology created by Corindus, which specializes in developing methods for remote heart surgery, was recently performed at the Apex Hospital in Ahmedabad (India), the publication writes.NEWS".

In fact, it was a whole series of operations - one after another, five patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases underwent the catheterization procedure. The doctor at the same time was in the monastery, a few dozen kilometers from the operating room.

All five operations were performed by Dr. Tias Fatel, a world-renowned cardiologist. At the same time, his colleague and partner, Dr. Sanji Shaa, was next to the patient and was ready to help at any moment.

Until now, when carrying out operations using the technology of remote catheterization, the doctor was outside the operating room, but at a very short distance from the patient — he was sitting in a special wheelhouse, from where he controlled the procedure using a special console.

The CorPath surgical robot was developed in 2002 by NaviCath (today called Corindus), which was founded by Professor Rafael Biyar, a leading cardiologist at the Rambam Hospital.

Later, the company, founded at the Technion as part of a joint project with the Rambam Hospital, moved to Massachusetts (USA), and the technologies it developed are used in 50 medical centers around the world.

Initially, the robot was designed to achieve greater accuracy during cardiac catheterization, as well as to operate on patients in remote or hard-to-reach places. But first of all, in order to protect the doctors conducting the procedure from large doses of X-ray radiation. At this stage, the company has already developed the third generation of this robot, and it is approved by the US Federal Drug Administration (FDA).

According to the team of doctors, the success of operations in India can be considered historical, as it opens the way to the application of new technology around the world. Corindus has already announced that it plans to invest in commercial production and improvement of the robot.

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