The US Army Medical Logistics Command has remotely repaired a surgical imaging device in Iraq using tele-maintenance support from the US, avoiding the need to send technicians to the site.
Officials say the case shows how remote assistance can help sustain medical readiness while reducing delays, costs, and operational risk to personnel.
The affected equipment was a C-arm surgical imaging system used to generate real-time X-ray images during procedures.
A failure in the detector left half of the screen unreadable,…