Industry Collaboration
Establishing a Global Framerwork
Industry Collaboration
Establishing a Global Framerwork
Industry Collaboration
Establishing a Global Framerwork
As remote programs, also known as telesurgery, become mainstream, clear guidelines are critical to safeguard patients and ensure quality care. Industry frameworks provide the foundation for the safe practice and effective system design—sparking global collaboration, building consensus, and shaping future standards.
Sovato partners with clinical and technical industry leaders to develop the best practices and industry-accepted guidelines for the development, implementation, and safe practice of remote surgery and procedure programs.
As remote programs, also known as telesurgery, become mainstream, clear guidelines are critical to safeguard patients and ensure quality care. Industry frameworks provide the foundation for the safe practice and effective system design—sparking global collaboration, building consensus, and shaping future standards.
Sovato partners with clinical and technical industry leaders to develop the best practices and industry-accepted guidelines for the development, implementation, and safe practice of remote surgery and procedure programs.
As remote programs, also known as telesurgery, become mainstream, clear guidelines are critical to safeguard patients and ensure quality care. Industry frameworks provide the foundation for the safe practice and effective system design—sparking global collaboration, building consensus, and shaping future standards.
Sovato partners with clinical and technical industry leaders to develop the best practices and industry-accepted guidelines for the development, implementation, and safe practice of remote surgery and procedure programs.
TECHNICAL GUIDELINES
Expert Consensus-Based Technical Guidelines for Remote Robotic Assisted Surgery and Procedures (World Journey of Surgery, Published June 2025)
CO-AUTHORS:
Yulun Wang, Sovato
Martin Buehler, Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Shane Farritor, Virtual Incision
Yuman Fong, City of Hope
Mike Kijewski, MedCrypt
Brian Miller, Intuitive
Bill Peine, Medtronic
Blair Whitney, Sovato
Mike Yramategui, Intuitive
Jordana Bernard, Sovato
Expert Consensus-Based Technical Guidelines for Remote Robotic Assisted Surgery and Procedures (World Journey of Surgery, Published June 2025)
CO-AUTHORS:
Yulun Wang, Sovato
Martin Buehler, Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Shane Farritor, Virtual Incision
Yuman Fong, City of Hope
Mike Kijewski, MedCrypt
Brian Miller, Intuitive
Bill Peine, Medtronic
Blair Whitney, Sovato
Mike Yramategui, Intuitive
Jordana Bernard, Sovato
Expert Consensus-Based Technical Guidelines for Remote Robotic Assisted Surgery and Procedures (World Journey of Surgery, Published June 2025)
CO-AUTHORS:
Yulun Wang, Sovato
Martin Buehler, Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Shane Farritor, Virtual Incision
Yuman Fong, City of Hope
Mike Kijewski, MedCrypt
Brian Miller, Intuitive
Bill Peine, Medtronic
Blair Whitney, Sovato
Mike Yramategui, Intuitive
Jordana Bernard, Sovato
CLINICAL FRAMEWORK
A Framework for Minimally Invasive Remote Robotic-Assisted Surgery: Bridging Innovation and Patient Safety (World Journey of Surgery, Published October 2025)
CO-AUTHORS:
Yuman Fong, City of Hope
Steven D. Schwaitzberg, University of Buffao
Kate Petty, Sovato
Dr. James Porter, Medtronic & Swedish Medical Center
Peter G. Schulam, Johnson & Johnson
Piet Hinoul, Virtual Incision
Dennis Fowler, Sovato
Jaime A. Wong, Intuitive
Louis Kavoussi, Northwell Health
Jordana Bernard, Sovato
Expert Consensus-Based Technical Guidelines for Remote Robotic Assisted Surgery and Procedures (World Journey of Surgery, Published June 2025)
CO-AUTHORS:
Yulun Wang, Sovato
Martin Buehler, Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Shane Farritor, Virtual Incision
Yuman Fong, City of Hope
Mike Kijewski, MedCrypt
Brian Miller, Intuitive
Bill Peine, Medtronic
Blair Whitney, Sovato
Mike Yramategui, Intuitive
Jordana Bernard, Sovato
Expert Consensus-Based Technical Guidelines for Remote Robotic Assisted Surgery and Procedures (World Journey of Surgery, Published June 2025)
CO-AUTHORS:
Yulun Wang, Sovato
Martin Buehler, Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Shane Farritor, Virtual Incision
Yuman Fong, City of Hope
Mike Kijewski, MedCrypt
Brian Miller, Intuitive
Bill Peine, Medtronic
Blair Whitney, Sovato
Mike Yramategui, Intuitive
Jordana Bernard, Sovato
ADDITIONAL INDUSTRY PUBLICATIONS
Clinical societies and other organizations around the world are advancing the work to enable the safe practice of remote surgery and procedures at scale. New publications are released annually that add to a growing amount of research, thought leadership, and technical advancement.
Clinical societies and other organizations around the world are advancing the work to enable the safe practice of remote surgery and procedures at scale. New publications are released annually that add to a growing amount of research, thought leadership, and technical advancement.
Clinical-focused Guidance:
Clinical practice guidelines for telesurgery 2022, Committee for the promotion of remote surgery implementation, Japan Surgical Society (Surgery Today, April 2024)
Defining digital surgery: a SAGES white paper (Surgical Endoscopy, Jan. 2024)
Best practices in telesurgery: framework and recommendations from the society of robotic surgery (SRS) for safe and effective implementation (Journal of Robotic Surgery, July 2025)
Clinical-focused Guidance:
Clinical practice guidelines for telesurgery 2022, Committee for the promotion of remote surgery implementation, Japan Surgical Society (Surgery Today, April 2024)
Defining digital surgery: a SAGES white paper (Surgical Endoscopy, Jan. 2024)
Best practices in telesurgery: framework and recommendations from the society of robotic surgery (SRS) for safe and effective implementation (Journal of Robotic Surgery, July 2025)
Clinical-focused Guidance:
Clinical practice guidelines for telesurgery 2022, Committee for the promotion of remote surgery implementation, Japan Surgical Society (Surgery Today, April 2024)
Defining digital surgery: a SAGES white paper (Surgical Endoscopy, Jan. 2024)
Best practices in telesurgery: framework and recommendations from the society of robotic surgery (SRS) for safe and effective implementation (Journal of Robotic Surgery, July 2025)
Technical & Other Considerations:
Utilising an Accelerated Delphi Process to Develop Guidance and Protocols for Telepresence Applications in Remote Robotic Surgery Training (European Urology Open Science, December 2020)
Telesurgery: Challenges, Ethical Considerations, and Opportunities in the Robotic Surgery Era (European Association of Urology, Jan. 2025)
Technical and ethical considerations in telesurgery (Journal of Robotic Surgery, Jan. 2024)
International multispecialty consensus statement and expert opinion of best practices in telesurgery (Journal of Robotic Surgery, April 2025)
Technical & Other Considerations:
Utilising an Accelerated Delphi Process to Develop Guidance and Protocols for Telepresence Applications in Remote Robotic Surgery Training (European Urology Open Science, December 2020)
Telesurgery: Challenges, Ethical Considerations, and Opportunities in the Robotic Surgery Era (European Association of Urology, Jan. 2025)
Technical and ethical considerations in telesurgery (Journal of Robotic Surgery, Jan. 2024)
International multispecialty consensus statement and expert opinion of best practices in telesurgery (Journal of Robotic Surgery, April 2025)
Technical & Other Considerations:
Utilising an Accelerated Delphi Process to Develop Guidance and Protocols for Telepresence Applications in Remote Robotic Surgery Training (European Urology Open Science, December 2020)
Telesurgery: Challenges, Ethical Considerations, and Opportunities in the Robotic Surgery Era (European Association of Urology, Jan. 2025)
Technical and ethical considerations in telesurgery (Journal of Robotic Surgery, Jan. 2024)
International multispecialty consensus statement and expert opinion of best practices in telesurgery (Journal of Robotic Surgery, April 2025)
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