In Fujian Province of China, at the China Unicom Research Institute, Liu Rong, head of the surgical department at Beijing Hospital, remotely removed part of the liver from a laboratory pig using mechanical hands, which he controlled using 5G technology. The operating room was located 50 km from the control center.

The operation lasted about an hour. Half an hour after the operation, the animal began to gradually wake up from anesthesia, while the main indicators of its vital activity were normal. This case was the first successful surgical testing conducted using 5G technology.

According to Liu Jingfei, director of the Hepatobiliary Hospital "Manchao", the success of this operation indicates the possibility of using 5G technology in remote medicine. In addition, in the near future, the 5G network can be used to treat people, as well as to remotely monitor patients and conduct a remote ultrasound. Thus, it will be possible to provide assistance to those in need in remote places using more of the best medical resources, and also to provide quality expert services to patients without their need to go to the hospital.

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