Drones delivering medical supplies to South Dublin hospitals as way of ‘avoiding the traffic congestion on roads’
Wing and Apian have partnered with healthcare technology company Medtronic to try and demonstrate the benefits drones could offer in healthcare logistics.
Over the next few months, Wing and Apian will deliver medical supplies and devices to hospitals by drone.
Wing’s drones are “lightweight and electric, and can make quicker, more reliable deliveries than traditional modes of transport. They will fly more direct routes and at speeds up to approximately 100 km per hour, avoiding the traffic congestion on Dublin’s roads.”
Currently, hospitals depend on road vehicles to transport medical supplies to hospitals or healthcare centres, but urban locations experience frequent delays due to congestion, as well as associated higher carbon emissions.
The delivery service will commence with items including ingestible cameras, sutures, surgical tools and heart valve repair products, with plans to expand to pacemakers and Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators (ICDs) in the future.
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