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

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Remote surgery goes mainstream — China's Toumai robot wins EU approval after a London doctor operates on a patient 1,500 miles away
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A Chinese medtech firm has gained EU approval for its remote surgery robotMedbot’s Toumai system can now be moved and marketed freely in the European UnionThe approval comes after Toumai was used for the UK's first long-distance surgeryA 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. Shanghai Microport MedBot’s Toumai is a three-part remote surgery system that allows

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