# Toumai at Luanda, Angola: deployment

Canonical ID: `0ee89a1e-fe1a-47af-94b5-06438338f9f3`

World's first FDA-IDE approved USA-Africa robotic telesurgery performed at Cardeal Dom Alexandre do Nascimento Hospital Complex in Luanda. Prof. Vipul Patel operated remotely from Orlando, Florida, 17,000 km away. Four remote procedures performed; local Angolan surgeons now trained to operate independently.

## Key facts

- **Milestone:** World's first FDA-IDE approved transcontinental telesurgery
- **Distance:** 17,000 km (Orlando to Luanda)

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-07-15_

- **Slug:** toumai-luanda-angola
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Toumai](/models/toumai.md) (id: `a371d99a-f14d-48c0-b38c-2e6cd12d4481`)
- **Company:** [MicroPort MedBot](/companies/microport-medbot.md) (id: `ebba8794-a39c-4a89-81f3-e05ff9b81428`)
- **Location:** [Luanda, Angola](/locations/luanda-angola.md) (id: `7038475a-4a38-46f0-9426-6d9125a646db`)
- **First seen:** 2025-06-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **Toumai Completes World's First FDA-IDE Approved USA-Africa Robotic Telesurgery** · https://microport.com/news/microport-medbot-s-toumai-completes-worlds-first-fda-ide-approved-usa-africa-robotic-telesurgery · 2025-07-04

## Common questions

### What is the Toumai deployment at Luanda, Angola?

Toumai, built by MicroPort MedBot, is recorded as a deployment at Luanda, Angola on the DEPLOY registry. MicroPort MedBot operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Toumai at Luanda, Angola?

MicroPort MedBot, the manufacturer of Toumai, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Toumai deployment at Luanda, Angola go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting June 14, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Toumai deployment at Luanda, Angola?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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