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Surgical Tele-Robotic System

21-01-2025

08:30 AM

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Overview:

India’s first indigenous surgical tele-robotic system, SSI Mantra successfully conducted two complex heart surgeries with a patient in Jaipur and the operating surgeon in Gurgaon.

About Surgical Tele-Robotic System: 

  • SSI Mantra is a robotic system developed by medical technology company, SSI Ltd which is the first-of-its-kind system in India.
  • It has been approved by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) in India under Class B and Class C surgical devices.
    • These approvals affirm the safety, efficacy, and regulatory compliance of the system for use in hospitals across India.
  • It facilitates complex surgery such asTotally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass (TECAB).
  • Advantages: The advantages include reduced time of operation, better precision, minimal operation trauma to the body in terms of incision, blood loss, recovery time and chances of infection.
  • Challenges:
    • Latency time, ensuring good connectivity, anticipating and being prepared for medical and technical problems are the challenges associated with the procedure.
    • It involves higher costs – both capital as well as operating and these facilities are more available in metro and tier-1 cities.

Q1: What is tele robotic surgery?

Telesurgery is an emerging surgical system that utilizes wireless networking and robotic technology to connect surgeons and patients who are distantly located from one another.

Source: TH