Surgical Tele-Robotic System:
India’s first indigenous surgical tele-robotic system, SSI Mantra successfully conducted two complex heart surgeries with patient in Jaipur and the operating surgeon in Gurgaon.
- Surgical Tele-Robotic System 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 as Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass (TECAB).
- 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.