To launch 5G services in India soon, the Department of Telecom has approved applications from telecom companies like Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and MTNL to conduct 5G trials. 5G services will play a vital role in India’s digital transformation and will also be a boon for its spread. Telesurgery. Telesurgery may seem like something inspired by a science fiction Hollywood movie, but it has become a reality.
Telesurgery is a surgical procedure or an intervention performed on a patient at some relative distance. Most of these surgeries will be performed using a multi-armed minimally invasive surgical robot that will be controlled by a single doctor. Surgical console From a distance.
Apart from the above mentioned benefits, the benefits of telesurgery are many. Some of its other benefits are:
- It provides high quality surgery in remote areas such as rural areas and battlefields.
- It eliminates the need for long-distance travel with travel related costs and risks.
- 3D display systems simultaneously provide high-quality visual feedback to creators at various centers.
- It facilitates surgical collaboration between surgeons at various medical centers in real time.
Looking at the desired results, some successful telesurgeries have been performed in the US and India in the last 15 years. In India, the first robotic surgery was performed in 2002 at the Escorts Heart Institute. On 5 December 2018, India became the first country in the world where telerobotic coronary intervention was successfully used. Corindus vascular robotic system. Ahmedabad based cardiologist Dr. Tejal Patel The telepathy operation was successfully carried out from the Akshardham temple complex in Gandhinagar while the patient was 32 km away in the operating theater of the Apex Heart Institute in Ahmedabad. At that time, Dr. Patel used an internet connection with a speed of 100 MBPS. It is very clear that with 5G speeds, there will be a huge improvement in the efficiency and quality of telesurgery due to the less delayed bidirectional transmission of imaging and data. Whenever 5G services are launched in India, it will launch 5G services. A new era in telesurgery. Then it will be possible to pass on the benefits of telesurgery to the people. So far a small number of teleoperations have been carried out globally as part of experiments or process development, but after the rollout of 5G services, this combination of trailblazing technologies (5G and robot-assisted surgery) will revolutionize the healthcare landscape in India. . In inaccessible geographical locations or even small hospitals where specialist surgeons are not available, 5G technology can enable telepresence and facilitate the carrying out of complex surgical procedures. This will benefit millions of patients living away from the big cities.
5G technology will eliminate barriers and reduce the current 0.27-second latency period to 0.01 seconds, which is a significant time reduction in any surgical procedure. 5G will also enhance image quality and definition, which are essential factors for surgical teams to make decisions with more advanced information.
There are numerous skilled surgeons in India who would love to use the latest techniques and techniques. Patients living in remote areas of India will benefit from the rollout of 5G. Telesurgery and 5G technology together will be a catalyst for change for surgeons and patients’ overall surgical experience and improved outcomes. Ultimately, through the use of technology and more advanced surgical approaches, we will be able to “decentralize excellence” and provide the best medical care to all.
Dr. Sudhir p. Srivastava, Founder and CEO, SS Innovation Pvt. Ltd.
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