Summary:
Dr Patel operated the robot remotely to gain entry into the artery and insert the balloon that would open the blockage. Dr Patel performed what is believed to be the world's first in-human telerobotic coronary intervention. Dr Patel who also happened to be the cardiologist for Pramukh Swami Maharaj dedicated this feat to the leader of the sect. A patient 35km away in a hospital was operated upon by interventional cardiologist Dr Tejas Patel from the Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar. Speaking after the surgery, Dr Patel said that technologies such as this would eventually help specialist operate on patients even in remote areas..