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Jamie Richards

Remote surgery goes mainstream — China's Toumai robot wins EU approval after a London doctor operates on a patient 1,500 miles away

A surgeon looks through a MedBot teleoperation unit.
  • A Chinese medtech firm has gained EU approval for its remote surgery robot
  • Medbot’s Toumai system can now be moved and marketed freely in the European Union
  • The approval comes after Toumai was used for the UK's first long-distance surgery

A Chinese medical technology firm has gained EU approval for its remote surgery robot following its use by a London surgeon to operate on a patient 1,500 miles away in Gibraltar.

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