SS Innovations International, Inc. (NASDAQ: SSII) announced the successful completion of what it says is the world's longest-distance robotic telesurgery, with a robot-assisted cardiac procedure performed across approximately 12,500 miles (20,000 kilometers) of fiber network distance between Guyana and India using the company's SSi Mantra surgical robotic system. The procedure was conducted remotely by CEO and cardiac surgeon Dr. Sudhir Srivastava from Guyana, while the patient-side robotic system operated in India, functioning with network latency of approximately 290-300 milliseconds.
The company said the achievement surpasses its 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 milestone coincided with the launch of Guyana's National Robotic Surgery Program and follows regulatory approval for the SSi Mantra in Guyana. SS Innovations noted that 173 telesurgeries have now been performed using the platform globally, including 22 cardiac telesurgeries, which it said makes SSi Mantra the only surgical robotic system currently used for robotic cardiac telesurgery.
The SSi Mantra system is designed to make robotic surgery more accessible and affordable worldwide. With this record, SS Innovations reinforces its commitment to expanding global access to advanced surgical care, particularly in underserved regions. The successful telesurgery across continents highlights the potential for remote surgery to bridge healthcare gaps, allowing expert surgeons to operate on patients thousands of miles away.
For more details, the full press release is available at https://ibn.fm/GXylH. More information about SS Innovations can be found on their website at https://ssinnovations.com/.