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Human Tissue Is Transported Between Hospitals By Drone

25 August 2022 Kuwait
In a unique experiment in Europe, a drone has completed test flights in Antwerp, in eastern Belgium, to deliver human tissue from one hospital to another for study. This might potentially save crucial time during surgical procedures. The Helicos helicopter took off from a ZNA hospital building in Antwerp and landed on the roof of the JZA Hospital Saint Augustus, 800 meters distant, four minutes later. A vial carrying potentially malignant human tissue was found within a tube attached to the drone and was intended for examination in the labs of St. Augustus Hospital, according to a local Arabic daily.
 
The test flight, which was followed by three additional flights on the same day, was the first of its kind in Europe, and "Helicos" is the only company in Europe to have been granted permission in mid-June to arrange flights of drones for medical purposes that are flown remotely outside of the operator's line of sight while in the atmosphere of a city.
 
Before the implementation of new European regulations, which is anticipated in 2023 and will permit the generalization of human tissue delivery by drones, these tests, which were conducted with a device produced by the Belgian company "Sabca," were conducted. By 2024, regular flights are expected to begin and the project will be developed commercially, according to Helicos.
 
According to Helicos CEO Michael Shamim, "expensive medical technology services, including laboratories, can be placed in one place in front of the escalating expenditures of health systems," allowing nearby hospitals to deliver their patients' samples.
 
Nevertheless, according to Shamim, "the primary advantage of drones resides in the combination of speed, by reducing the average transfer time, and regularity, which assures logistical reliability." The two hospital groups' directors, ZNA and JZA are getting ready for the new European regulations to go into effect.
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