Chapter 508 - 290: Fuwai Can Treat It, Thank the Powerful Motherland
Chapter 508: Chapter 290: Fuwai Can Treat It, Thank the Powerful Motherland
"As part of this larger goal, I can take care of that thorn in Edwards’s side while I’m at it—Dr. Wu Ting."
Watanabe Yu’s true rivals were James and Livingston. As for Wu Ting, he believed his student, Director Toriyama Akira, was more than enough to handle him.
"Deal."
As long as money could solve the problem, it wasn’t really a problem at all.
"We need him to suffer a crushing defeat in this upcoming Asia-Pacific Region competition. After that, he must never be allowed to rise to prominence in the international field of cardiac surgery. We will blacklist him and all his supporters and allies, just as was done in the international liver cancer field."
Things had come to this, so of course Vice President Morey wasn’t going to be lenient. He could not allow this young man to step onto the international stage.
There were too many interests involved, and it also concerned his and Edwards’s reputation and future.
After extorting a hefty sum with Morey’s help, Watanabe Yu had an announcement posted the very next day on the official website of the National Kanazawa University Affiliated Hospital.
Professor Watanabe Yu’s team had achieved a major breakthrough in robot-assisted cardiac surgery, and their brand-new creation would be unveiled at the upcoming Asia-Pacific Region International Cardiac Surgery Skills Competition.
This "Endoscopic Surgical Instrument Control Technology 2.0," as it was called, was named by Professor Watanabe Yu: the Yamata Robot!
There was a story behind this name, one that fully showcased Professor Watanabe Yu’s ambition.
The Yamata no Orochi is the most powerful monster in the legends of Hai Country, a great serpent with eight heads and eight tails.
This new robot, meanwhile, possessed eight mechanical arms—hence the name Yamata!
This was a robotics project that bore the unique hallmark of both Watanabe Yu and Hai Country, and for Watanabe Yu, it was the realization of a romantic ideal from his medical school days.
Professor Watanabe Yu also announced that the clinical expert consensus for the Yamata Robot had already been compiled and would be published shortly.
This project was one in which Professor Watanabe Yu had placed great hope—he believed it would become the mainstream in the field of cardiac surgery for the next decade!
At the end of the article, Professor Watanabe Yu included a video of a surgery performed with the Yamata Robot. The video showed the robot’s mechanical arms successfully completing a minimally invasive heart surgery.
Smaller incisions, less blood loss, and discharge just three days after the operation—a treatment plan like this, made possible by the Yamata Robot, immediately took the world of cardiac surgery by storm.
The hype completely overshadowed the surgery performed by the mysterious doctor that Dean James of Cleveland Hospital had been promoting.
After all, compared to some unknown doctor, Watanabe Yu’s credentials and academic standing were far superior.
Watanabe Yu had earned titles such as "Genius Cardiac Surgeon" and "The Hand of an Angel," and had also been named one of the "Best Doctors in the World."
His advance announcement that the clinical expert consensus for the Yamata Robot was complete indicated that the surgical system was now fully mature.
This was a remarkable signal!
Professor Watanabe Yu’s declaration was also seen as his response to Dean James.
In the field of cardiac surgery, Watanabe Yu believed that his Yamata Robot project was the true future.
This made the upcoming Asia-Pacific Region International Cardiac Surgery Skills Competition incredibly tense. Who, in the end, would have the last laugh?
What young, genius doctors would emerge from this competition, and what cutting-edge technologies would be on display!
All eyes were watching, and everyone was waiting with bated breath!
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While a series of bombshells dropped in the academic world of cardiac surgery, patients with heart disease were riding an emotional rollercoaster.
In a support group for congenital heart disease patients, all sorts of news was being shared.
Inside the group, people offered encouragement, shared recommendations, and posted updates.
Many of the patients and their families had been unable to find optimal treatment plans in their home country, forcing them to travel across the ocean to the Southern Country, the Southern Continent, or even Hai Country.
To be frank, Jin Country’s medical technology and standard of care in the field of cardiac surgery currently lagged behind the rest of the world.
For many complex cardiovascular diseases, even top domestic hospitals like Anzhen, Fuwai, and Union were often powerless to help.
This led to many patients having no choice but to leave their homes and seek treatment abroad.
Today, another piece of explosive news was shared in the group.
"Everyone, you should all keep an eye on the upcoming Asia-Pacific Region International Cardiac Surgery Skills Competition. It’s bringing together three of the world’s top leading figures."
"They are: Professor James, the dean of Cleveland Hospital in the Southern Country; Professor Livingston, the director of the Cardiovascular Surgery Center at the Royal Brompton Hospital in the Southern District; and Professor Watanabe Yu from Hai Country, who recently announced the Yamata Robot project."
"The three of them will serve as the chairs of the competition, and they represent the three pinnacles of international cardiac surgery. What’s more, Professor Watanabe Yu will be debuting version 2.0 of the ’Endoscopic Surgical Instrument Control Technology.’ For our members whose conditions are complex or who can’t undergo open-heart surgery, this time there’s real hope!"
After this message was posted, many group members forwarded and saved it.
But for every patient in the group filled with newfound hope, there were others who had fallen into complete despair.
"But that means it’ll still be a while before this project is officially available. My Lianlian can’t wait that long. We’ve been at the Southern Country Cleveland Hospital this whole time, but they told us there aren’t any suitable surgical options."