The Current Application Status and Future Prospects of 5G Technology in Remote Surgical Robot Systems

Zhenhao Sun

doi:10.54097/58p7wx76

Authors

Zhenhao Sun

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/58p7wx76

Keywords:

5G technology, Remote surgical robot, Low latency, large bandwidth, High reliability.

Abstract

The remote surgical robot system is a key technology to solve the uneven spatial and temporal distribution of high-quality medical resources. The high cost, low efficiency, and low flexibility of traditional networks limit their development. 5G relies on three major application scenarios of eMBB, uRLLC, and mMTC, as well as technologies such as network slicing and MEC, to provide millisecond level latency, high network speed, and dedicated network support, breaking through the bottleneck of precise remote surgical control. This article aims to review the current status and prospects of the application of 5G in remote surgery systems. By sorting out the 5G network framework and the composition of the remote surgical robot system, it deeply analyzes the performance enhancement and practical effects of 5G in low latency, large bandwidth, and high reliability. Combined with successful surgical cases at home and abroad, such as inter-provincial remote surgery and high-altitude remote surgery, it demonstrates the enormous value of popularizing high-quality medical resources. Afterward, by pointing out the challenges of current latency stability, network coverage, data security, and ethics, the article looks forward to the direction of AI deep integration and 6G terahertz communication to promote multi-robot collaborative surgery, promote technological integration and medical inclusiveness, and ultimately achieve the optimization of high-quality medical resources and the innovation of surgical service models.

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