China News Service, Chengdu, February 8th (Reporter Wang Peng) Sichuan’s first "5G+Medical Robot+VR" visitation system was officially launched on the 8th in West China Hospital of Sichuan University.

It is understood that the system uses 5G networks, medical robots, 360-degree 8K panoramic cameras, 8K resolution VR glasses and other technical means to achieve remote visits to patients.

  Hu Chenggong, deputy chief physician of the Department of Critical Care Medicine of West China Hospital, said that the hospital originally visited the family members of patients in the intensive care unit at 4 pm every day, but due to the new crown epidemic, the visitation system has been suspended for one year.

The picture shows a medical robot.

Photo by Liu Zhongjun

  "Since I was admitted to the SICU ward on February 4th after the operation was successful, I haven't seen my mother." Fan Ling, the daughter of the patient Ms. Gao, said that because she could not visit her, she and her family could only learn about her mother's condition through the doctor's phone call. The doctor said that she is recovering well and her condition is stable, but we cannot see that she is still worried."

  The reporter saw at West China Hospital that during the remote visit, after Fan Ling wore VR glasses outside the ward, the medical robot equipped with an 8k panoramic camera automatically went to Ms. Gao’s bed.

At the same time, the robot sends back real-time 8k panoramic video through the 5G network, and Fan Ling can see the mother's situation in the ward in real time, and the two parties can also communicate in real-time and two-way interactively.

  "This visitation system can solve the problems of the patient's family members who cannot visit the site in person under the fully closed management of the ICU, and the patient cannot be accompanied for a long time due to the family members, which can easily lead to the psychological dilemma of loneliness and helplessness." Hu Chenggong said, the next step of the hospital. “5G+VR” remote consultation and remote ward rounds will also be realized. At that time, doctors can inquire about patient information in the ward while communicating with the medical staff and patients in the ward in two-way manner, so as to understand the patient’s situation in time and formulate the next task arrangement to achieve remote control. Immersive rounds in hospital wards.

The doctor introduces the remote visitation system to the patient's family.

Photo by Liu Zhongjun

  Li Yunchuan, deputy general manager of the government-enterprise customer division of China Telecom Sichuan Company, which provides technical support for the visitation system, said that "5G + smart medical care" has now achieved a breakthrough in Sichuan.

For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, Sichuan Telecom assisted the Sichuan Provincial Health Commission and West China Hospital to build the country’s first 5G+ coronavirus remote consultation system with a 5G 3 gigabit network, which covers a total of 226 provinces, cities, and counties. 5G remote consultation system for home medical and health units.

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