A drone made test flights in Antwerp on Aug 23 to transport human tissue from one hospital to another for analysis, a first in Europe that could save valuable time during surgery. — AFP
ANTWERP, Belgium: Belgian hospitals have begun testing a drone to save time delivering human tissue samples across city centres, between patients on the operating table and medical labs, a first in Europe.
On Aug 23, a drone flown by a private contractor took off from an Antwerp building in the ZNA hospital group and flew 800 metres to land on the roof of the GZA group’s Sint-Augustus site.
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