Amrita Hospital Installs Da Vinci Xi System For Robotic-assisted Surgery

The 2,600-bed Amrita Hospital at Faridabad has installed the da Vinci Xi surgical system from the US-based Intuitive that offers surgeons an advanced set of instruments for performing robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery.

With this, the hospital will now offer new age surgical technology to patients for uro-surgical, gastro-surgical, gynaec-oncologic, cardiothoracic, general surgeries and head and neck cancer surgeries. With state-of-the-art instrumentation and features like integrated table motion, da Vinci Xi surgical system provides multi-quadrant access to conduct a variety of complex surgical procedures. This is for the first time that a da Vinci surgical system has been installed at a hospital in Faridabad.

Dr Sanjeev Singh, Medical Director, Amrita Hospital, Faridabad said, “Robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery results in less pain and blood loss, fewer complications and quicker recovery time compared to traditional surgery. It would immensely benefit our patients and help us deliver the highest standards of medical excellence through cutting-edge technology.”

The da Vinci Xi system converts the hand movements of the surgeons at the console in real time to precisely bend and rotate tiny wristed instruments, enabling the surgeons to operate through a few small incisions. The various robotic arms can perform manoeuvres and rotations beyond the natural ability of the human hand. A 3-D high-definition camera relays a live video feed of the surgical area back to the surgeon. All this results in expanding the surgeon’s capabilities and delivering better clinical outcomes.

Amrita Hospital, Faridabad, has already conducted surgeries with the latest da Vinci Xi system. 

Dr Manav Suryavanshi, Head, Department of Urology, Section Incharge - Uro Onclogy and Robotic Surgery, who operated upon the patient said, “We chose the da Vinci robotic platform due to the high precision needed in such surgeries. In this case, the dexterity offered by robotic technology allowed us to overcome multiple challenges including morbid obesity of the patient and single functioning kidney. Using the advanced system, we could perform such a complex surgery from very small keyholes. The patient was discharged three days later. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first-ever robotic surgery in Faridabad on a Da Vinci Xi system and has been of immense benefit to the patient who had only one kidney functioning.”