SS Innovations International, Inc. (NASDAQ: SSII) announced the successful completion of what it claims is the world's longest-distance robotic telesurgery, performing a robot-assisted cardiac procedure across approximately 12,500 miles (20,000 kilometers) of fiber network between Guyana and India. The procedure utilized the company's SSi Mantra surgical robotic system and was conducted remotely by CEO and cardiac surgeon Dr. Sudhir Srivastava from Guyana, while the patient-side robotic system operated in India. Network latency was recorded at approximately 290-300 milliseconds.
This milestone surpasses the company's previous telesurgery distance record of approximately 6,250 miles and further demonstrates the capabilities of the SSi Mantra platform in long-distance surgical applications. The achievement coincided with the launch of Guyana's National Robotic Surgery Program and follows regulatory approval for the SSi Mantra in Guyana. According to SS Innovations, 173 telesurgeries have now been performed using the platform globally, including 22 cardiac telesurgeries, making the SSi Mantra the only surgical robotic system currently used for robotic cardiac telesurgery.
The implications of this record are significant for global healthcare access. By enabling remote surgery across vast distances, the technology could bring specialized cardiac care to underserved regions, potentially reducing the need for patient travel and allowing expert surgeons to operate on patients in different continents. The SSi Mantra system, developed by SS Innovations, is designed to make robotic surgery affordable and accessible to a larger segment of the global population. The company's product range includes the SSi Mantra system and its comprehensive suite of SSi Mudra surgical instruments, which support various procedures including cardiac surgery.
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