We designed, implemented and produced a system for robotic remote surgery. The system can be used when ultra-emergency surgery is required to save a patient's life in cases that qualified surgeons are not physically present at the site of the accident. Intracranial bleeding at the site of an accident is an example such cases where accumulation of blood inside the skull puts pressure on the brain, causing increased blood pressure, decreased heart rate, decreased respiratory rate, coma and finally death. Our system can be used to remove the accumulated blood and discharge the hematoma, leading to quickly reducing the pressure on the brain. The system includes a precision robot and its accompanying fixture at the patient's location, a set of command and control consoles and sub-systems at both the surgeon and patient locations, as well as an ultra-reliable low-latency (URLL) wireless link for the remote surgeon to perform surgery from distance and monitor the patient.

http://www.digitalhealth.modares.ac.ir

• Iran (Islamic Republic of)

• Remote and rural communities
• Adult
• Children between 5 and 12
• Children under 5
• Elderly
• All persons involved in different accidents where ultra emergency surgery is required

We are prepared to make our system available for inspection and share all design data to interested stakeholders. We are also prepared to provide help and advice on replication of our system.

This project can save lives in an efficient and cost effective manner when accidents that require ultra-emergency surgery happen .

This project demonstrates that ICTs can and should be used to save lives. In particular, this is in line with WSIS Action Line C7 (ICT Applications - ehealth) and with SDG 3 (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all).