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Surgeons from Scotland and America have successfully completed what is thought of as a pioneering stroke procedure employing robotic technology.

Prof Iris Grunwald, working at a research center, executed the remote thrombectomy - the removal of blood clots after a cerebral event - on a human cadaver that had been provided for research.

The professor was located at a major hospital in the Scottish city, while the specimen being treated with the device was at another location at the university.

Hours later, a neurosurgeon from the American state employed the system to carry out the first transatlantic surgery from his American facility on a donated cadaver in Dundee over 6,400km away.

The research collective has labeled it a potential "revolutionary development" if it receives authorization for use on patients.

The doctors consider this technology could revolutionize cerebral healthcare, as a slow access to expert care can have a direct impact on the recovery prospects.

"It seemed like we were seeing the initial vision of the coming era," said Prof Grunwald.

"Where previously this was regarded as theoretical concept, we showed that every step of the procedure can now be performed."

The University of Dundee is the global training center of the World Federation for Interventional Stroke Treatment, and is the only place in the Britain where medical professionals can work with donated bodies with human blood circulated in the blood pathways to simulate procedures on a living person.

"This represented the pioneering moment that we could perform the entire surgical process in a actual human specimen to demonstrate that every phase of the procedure are possible," stated the primary researcher.

A charity executive, the head of a medical organization, labeled the transatlantic procedure as "a remarkable innovation".

"Over extended periods, people living in countryside locations have been deprived of access to thrombectomy," she added.

"This type of automation could correct the imbalance which persists in stroke treatment nationwide."

How does the system function?

An ischaemic stroke happens when an vascular pathway is clogged by a blockage.

This disrupts circulation and oxygenation to the brain, and neurons lose function and deteriorate.

The best treatment is a surgical extraction, where a surgeon uses medical instruments to remove the clot.

But what transpires when a individual cannot access a expert who can conduct the operation?

The medical expert said the trial showed a robot could be attached to the equivalent surgical tools a surgeon would normally use, and a healthcare professional who is attending the case could readily join the tools.

The expert, in a different place, could then manipulate and control their personal instruments, and the mechanical device then carries out comparable motions in immediate sequence on the patient to carry out the clot removal.

The individual would be in a medical facility, while the doctor could carry out the procedure using the automated equipment from anywhere - even their personal residence.

The medical expert and the neurosurgeon could see live X-rays of the subject in the trials, and monitor progress in immediate feedback, with the Scottish specialist saying it took only 20 minutes of preparation.

Tech giants leading tech firms were contributed to the initiative to guarantee the communication link of the automated system.

"To operate from the US to Scotland with a 120 millisecond lag - a blink of an eye - is truly remarkable," stated Dr Hanel.

The future of stroke treatment

The medical expert, who has received recognition for her work and is also the senior official of the World Federation for Interventional Stroke Treatment, explained there were primary challenges with a traditional procedure - a global shortage of specialists who can do it, and treatment depends on your location.

In Scotland, there are only three places individuals can access the surgery - Dundee, Glasgow and Edinburgh. If you aren't located nearby, you must journey.

"The intervention is extremely time-critical," stated the lead researcher.

"Each six-minute postponement, you have a slightly decreased likelihood of having a positive result.

"This system would now provide a new way where you're independent of where you live - conserving the precious time where your cerebral matter is degenerating."

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