Chapter 456: Chapter 268: Wu Ting: 100 Points

There had never been a perfect solution to the clinical pain points of smoothly and precisely delivering a valve through the aortic arch and across the aortic valve, as well as maintaining coaxial control between the valve’s axis and the annulus.

But today, Wu Ting had pioneered a brand-new aortic valve replacement technique. It was a breakthrough not only technically and conceptually, but with his new self-expanding balloon and controllable, adjustable valve delivery system, he had achieved fully independent, domestic research and development of both hardware and software.

What an incredible achievement this was!

The method in Director Hu’s surgical video was merely an improvement in surgical thinking and technique. While impressive, it was built entirely on advanced foreign equipment—just an improvement within an existing framework.

But Wu Ting’s work was completely revolutionary!

Director Hu’s surgical plan could only be said to target a specific type of disease, improving upon it with skill and technique. This undoubtedly came with a high learning curve; he had elevated a conventional surgery, making it more difficult.

Wu Ting, however, had sparked a technological revolution, directly lowering the barrier to entry and flattening the learning curve. This laid an excellent foundation for the widespread adoption of this new Surgical Technique.

Most astonishingly, as a completely new system, Wu Ting’s controllable, adjustable, self-expanding valve delivery system possessed immense clinical potential.

Wu Ting’s technique held enormous potential for diseases related to aortic lesions.

Currently, the medical world approached the treatment of aortic lesions from two directions:

One was traditional open surgery. However, conventional surgical techniques still had high rates of perioperative mortality and complications.

Thus, minimally invasive endovascular repair emerged. This technique, aided by imaging equipment and technology, uses guidewires and catheters to operate within the aorta. It avoids or reduces the need for surgical procedures like dissecting and exposing the lesion, thereby greatly reducing trauma.

However, minimally invasive endovascular techniques were inherently limited by the small operating space. They faced significant constraints when dealing with complex or deformed lesions.

But the controllable, adjustable, self-expanding valve delivery system that Wu Ting presented today showed these titans of cardiac surgery a completely new direction.

This was a technological revolution!

And if it were combined with the bioresorbable polymer vascular stent technology that Wu Ting had developed...

...then it would be an unbeatable one-two punch, effortlessly solving all the surgeries that were previously impossible due to technical limitations!

When these two inventions of Wu Ting’s were combined, they propelled endovascular aortic repair technology to another great leap forward!

The judges in the Eastern Region were all incredibly excited.

They completely forgot this was still a competition. After Wu Ting finished explaining the surgery, they couldn’t wait to start asking questions.

They were eagerly exchanging ideas and asking for his guidance.

The judges even came down from the panel, brought a chair over for Wu Ting, and after he was seated, they all gathered around him to seek his guidance.

"Director Wu, I can’t believe you directly solved Lou Musaang’s second-stage surgery. I even participated in the discussion for your procedure before..."

"Director Wu, have you considered making an adaptive modification to the system? I think your technique could be combined with my deep hypothermic circulatory arrest for aortic arch prosthetic graft replacement..."

"Director Wu, the aortic arch has a unique structure. Current ancillary endovascular techniques all have many problems. The treatment’s effectiveness is constrained by the Technician’s experience and learning curve, and manual operation issues can lead to retrograde dissection, endoleaks, and branch occlusion... But the emergence of your technique has shown me a solution..."

"Director Wu, have you thought about applying this new delivery system to mitral valve replacement and repair..."

"And the distal end of this delivery system, can it really adjust automatically..."

The atmosphere in the Eastern Region had changed abruptly, leaving the audience in disbelief.

As Wu Ting and the judges conversed in detail, time ticked by, and the judges completely forgot to give him a score.

It was just that Wu Ting’s brand-new technique held far too many possibilities.

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In the other regions, the second-to-last contestants had all finished their assessments.

Their scores had also been announced.

Director Hu from Fuwai Hospital received an unprecedentedly high score of 97.

But just as everyone was marveling at the score, their attention was drawn to the feed from the Eastern Region.

Something was happening with the competition in the Eastern Region!

The deans on the main stage also noticed something was wrong and immediately switched the main feed to the Eastern Region.

Onscreen, a group of judges was surrounding Wu Ting, asking him questions while talking and laughing.

"Is Director Wu giving a lecture to the judges?"

The audience members and experts who hadn’t been paying attention were all stunned. ’What is going on?’

Scholar Jiang and Dean Yu were also a little angry. ’What are the judges in the Eastern Region doing?’

Dean Yu immediately contacted the staff and had them go to the Eastern Region’s examination hall to give them a reminder.

Only then did the judges in the Eastern Region reluctantly end their conversation with Wu Ting. They saw him off the stage, agreeing to have a proper, in-depth discussion after the competition was over.

Many of the experts were also planning to introduce Wu Ting’s new technique and equipment system later.

After Wu Ting left, the judges began to score him.

’But what score should I give?’

Many of the judges thought for a moment and came up with a bold idea: a perfect 100!

The chairman of the region also gave a perfect score.

’The highest score gets dropped anyway. A 100 is a sign of respect for Wu Ting.’

One after another, the judges all had the same tacit understanding. Surely someone else would consider the overall situation and deduct a point.

’So I might as well be the one to pay my respects.’

These judges held Wu Ting’s finished work in the highest esteem. This was no longer a simple competition entry; it was a major event capable of causing a sensation throughout the entire field of cardiac surgery.

Wu Ting had come with a complete set of revolutionary hardware and software, a full systemic therapy—a mature product ready for immediate implementation in major hospitals!

No matter how they thought about it, the judges felt that only a perfect score could adequately express their commendation for Wu Ting’s achievement.

These scores were compiled and submitted to the scorekeepers and the statistics team.

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「Main Auditorium.」

Director Hu walked out of the examination hall, his ultra-high score of 97 in hand, brimming with confidence.

When he came out, the results for his round were all posted. As expected, he was the center of attention.

"Huh? Why aren’t the results from the Eastern Region out yet?"

While Director Hu was still puzzled, the contestants in the final round began their presentations.

Only the Eastern Region remained silent, as their enthusiastic discussion with Wu Ting had taken up too much time.

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Meanwhile, the final contestant in the Eastern Region, Director Li Xun, had been waiting anxiously. Finally, it was his turn.

He couldn’t understand why Wu Ting had taken so long, making him wait until now for his turn.

But it didn’t matter. He felt his skills were worthy of being the final act, and he was absolutely confident his surgical video would win the highest score of the entire competition.

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As the contestants in the final round concluded their presentations, and not long after Li Xun had begun, the compiled scores for the Eastern Region were announced.

Wu Ting’s score: 100!

The moment the score appeared, an uproar swept through the crowd. ’Are they insane?’

In the main auditorium, the presidium, looking somewhat displeased, began signaling for the audience to quiet down. They would replay Wu Ting’s presentation to give everyone an explanation!

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