Wing, the drone delivery company operated by Google’s parent company Alphabet, has announced plans to carry medical supplies and devices to Dublin hospitals.
The firm has partnered with Apian, a UK based healthcare and logistics company, that connects healthcare providers with drone operators and services.
The two firms are teaming up with Blackrock Health and St Vincent’s Private Hospital in Dublin along with healthcare technology company, Medtronic to launch a drone delivery trial designed to demonstrate how drones could be used in healthcare logistics.
The delivery service will commence with items including a Medtronic ingestible camera, sutures, surgical tools and heart valve repair products, with plans to expand to pacemakers and Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators (ICDs) in the future.
The first deliveries will be received in Dublin’s Blackrock Health, Blackrock Clinic and St Vincent’s Private Hospital in the coming days.
Wing said that its drones can make quicker, more reliable deliveries compared to the road vehicles that hospitals currently rely on for their medical supplies.
By Brian O’Donovan | RTE News
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