Event
Toumai supports 2,400 km UK-Gibraltar telesurgery
A surgeon at The London Clinic remotely operated a Toumai system to perform a prostatectomy on a patient in Gibraltar 2,400 km away.
Evidence notes
- The 6 March procedure was the first remote robotic surgery operated from the United Kingdom.
- A high-speed fiber connection with 5G backup delivered 30 millisecond one-way latency between London and Gibraltar.
- A complete surgical team remained beside the patient and was prepared to take over immediately if required.
Company context
MicroPort MedBot is a Shanghai surgical-robotics company developing laparoscopic, orthopaedic, vascular-interventional and other robot-assisted procedure systems.
Context
- Company
- MicroPort MedBot
- Segment
- Surgical
- Event type
- Deployment
- Added to Korthos
- Jul 24, 2026
- Geography
- Shanghai, Shanghai · CN