Da Vinci Xi Robot Supports 120 Complex Surgeries Now Available in Ho Chi Minh City

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of national reunification, Tam Anh General Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City put into use the modern Da Vinci Xi Robot system, supporting more than 120 types of complex surgeries.

The Da Vinci Xi Robot Arm is slim and flexible, surpassing previous generations, allowing access to many surgical areas. Photo: Tam Anh General Hospital

Doctor's extended arm

Associate Professor, Dr. Vu Le Chuyen - Director of the Center for Urology - Nephrology - Andrology at Tam Anh General Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, who has performed more than 200 surgeries using the Da Vinci Xi Robot - shared: "Da Vinci Xi is not only a support tool but also an extended arm of the doctor, helping to perform surgeries that were once considered impossible, bringing safe and effective results and quick recovery."

If previous generations of Da Vinci Robots only supported doctors in performing surgeries in the fields of urology, gynecology, gastroenterology and some basic cancer cases, the Da Vinci Xi Robot with modern technology is optimized for complex, multi-regional surgeries in more specialties.

Currently, this robot supports more than 120 types of complex surgeries - from prostatectomy, kidney tumor, lung tumor, uterine fibroid to rectal cancer, thyroid tumor and mediastinal tumor, spanning - across specialties such as urology, gynecology, gastroenterology, head and neck, thoracic, cardiovascular and oncology.

Modern technology, expanding surgical limits

Compared to the most recent previous generation (Da Vinci Si), the Da Vinci Xi Robot possesses many distinct advantages. Specifically, for the first time, the Xi Robot has a touch screen that helps doctors select the necessary surgical area and the optimal approach to help individualize each surgery (depending on the location of the tumor or the patient's anatomy).

The voice guidance feature helps the doctor operate easily, especially in complex cases. Thanks to that, the surgery minimizes damage to healthy tissue, avoiding encroachment on other dangerous areas.

The Da Vinci Xi robot also provides superior precision thanks to the surgeon operating via the console, observing the entire surgical field via a high-resolution 3D screen.

Each robotic arm is capable of rotating 540 degrees thanks to technology that simulates the human wrist, helping doctors easily operate in deep, narrow and difficult-to-reach surgical areas, performing sophisticated techniques that are difficult to achieve with traditional endoscopy or old-generation robots. Photo: Tam Anh General Hospital

The slimmer Xi robot arms have made an unprecedented difference. The design of the distance between the robot arms is only 6cm, 2cm smaller than the previous generation, suitable for Vietnamese body shape, allowing surgeons to place trocars in a straight line instead of fanning, while also making operations easier, minimizing the risk of collision, thereby minimizing damage to surrounding tissues and blood vessels.

This streamlined robotic design allows for a small incision of just 8mm.

In addition, with the new design, any arm of the robot can be equipped with a camera, allowing the doctor to freely change the viewing angle in the operating area, thereby improving the accuracy and flexibility of the surgery. This is something that previous generations of robots could not do because the camera had to be fixed on a robot arm.

The Da Vinci Xi Robotic Arms are mounted on a 360-degree rotating platform and an adjustable boom with laser positioning, allowing access to multiple surgical areas without moving the entire robotic system.

In the Si generation, the robotic arms are mounted on the column body of the machine, forcing the doctor to move the entire system if necessary.

With the outstanding improvements of the Xi generation, in inter-regional surgeries, the surgical team does not need to move the robot or change the patient's position, helping to save time, reduce risks, and reduce complications.

The surgeon controls the Da Vinci Xi Robot via the control panel, observing the surgical field via the 3D screen. Every subtle movement from the surgeon's hands and fingers is accurately and intuitively converted by the system to the surgical instruments inside the patient's body - Photo: Tam Anh General Hospital

Da Vinci Xi is also the first generation of Da Vinci Robots to integrate a welding and hemostasis handle, allowing tissue resection and immediate hemostasis without changing instruments, minimizing blood loss. This technology is especially beneficial for elderly patients, patients with complex underlying diseases or those requiring intervention in difficult locations, thanks to its ability to reduce bleeding, postoperative pain and recovery time.

In Vietnam, along with the country's development, the application of high-tech equipment such as the Da Vinci Xi Robot is a testament to the continuous efforts of the Tam Anh General Hospital System in improving the quality of medical care to international standards, bringing the opportunity for a healthy life to millions of people.

Recently, Tam Anh General Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City has been approved by the Ministry of Health for 59 categories of robotic surgery in major specialties. Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Quang Binh - professional director of Tam Anh General Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City - commented that the deployment of the Da Vinci Xi Robot not only improves the quality of treatment but also affirms the position of Vietnamese healthcare on the world map.

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