1. Yes to Telepresence Surgery
Mathew Davies

2. What is it?
TESS, or the Telepresence Surgery System, is a new and innovative way of performing surgeries. With the use of robotic arms, on-screen 3D imaging and hypersensitive controls, surgeons are able to perform these surgeries without even being in the same room, hospital, state, or country.

3. Telepresence Surgery

4. Pros vs Cons Pros Cons Minimally invasive Less post-op therapy
Proven safer than hands-on surgery
Cleaner
No exposure to disease
Use of thin needles to perform surgery
Cons
Price of the TESS is $1 million
Not all hospitals have access to the TESS
Hospitals that really need it, aren’t able to afford it

5. The Future…
NASA actually exploring the use of surgical robots for emergency surgery on astronauts in a submarine to simulate conditions in space in a project called NEEMO 7.
The government is investing $12 million in a project currently going on called “Trauma Pod,” which is the TESS system inside of a moving vehicle that can be remotely driven. This allows for us to go deep into the warzone, under fire, and pick up wounded soldiers and bring them inside the pod. While in the pod, the TESS system will be hooked up and able to perform emergency surgery on soldiers in war-like situations.

6. Yes to Telepresence Surgery
Needs to be made more affordable
Hospitals will be able to perform more surgeries at a higher rate
It’ll be safer for the patient, along with the surgeon and their staff
Could have the potential to save thousands of lives in countries that need it the most