Two complex heart surgeries at 286 km
With state-of-the-art indigenous surgical tele-robotic system, doctors successfully performed two complex heart surgeries over a distance of 286 km, the longest physical distance between a patient and the operating surgeon in India so far. SSI Mantra is India’s first indigenous surgical tele-robotic system, capable of performing surgeries over long distances. Two complex heart surgeries were successfully performed using this system at a distance of 286 km.