• Department of Oncology Surgery, Shanghai Chest Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, P. R. China;
LUO Qingquan, Email: luoqingquan@hotmail.com
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Objective  To explore the feasibility of 5G remote robot-assisted pulmonary lobectomy through animal experiments. Methods  In this research, the Toumai® surgical robot was manipulated remotely by the surgeon in the Control Center of the MedBot Company through the 5G network established by China Telecom, and the experimental pig underwent lobectomy in simulated operating room. Results  The animal experiment surgery was successfully completed. The surgeon remotely manipulated the surgical robot to complete the lobectomy of right apical lobe and mediastinal lymph node dissection. The entire animal experiment took about 60 minutes, with an average round-trip network delay of 125 (110-155) ms, and no network interruption or robot malfunction occurred. Conclusion  This animal experiment is the first attempt of 5G remote thoracic surgery, which preliminarily proves the feasibility of completing remote lobectomy through the Toumai® surgical robot 5G wireless network connection. The systematic surgical procedure is summarized, which lays a foundation for the subsequent experiments and clinical applications of 5G remote robot-assisted thoracic surgery.

Citation: TIAN Yu, HUANG Jia, LI Jiantao, JIANG Long, ZHU Hongda, LUO Qingquan. Animal experimental study of 5G remote robot-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2023, 30(8): 1112-1115. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.202303058 Copy

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