Developed by Intuitive Surgical (USA), Da Vinci Xi is the fourth generation in the famous Da Vinci surgical robot line, with many outstanding improvements compared to previous versions.
The birth of the Da Vinci Xi Robot has marked a major turning point in minimally invasive surgery, thanks to its precise, flexible and highly efficient manipulation capabilities, significantly expanding the limits of safe treatment for patients.
The new generation "Super Robot" Da Vinci Xi supports the performance of more than 120 types of complex surgeries in many specialties such as: Urology - Nephrology - Andrology, Head and Neck, Thoracic - Cardiovascular, Digestive, Gynecology, Cancer...
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Modern technology far surpasses the old generation, multi-specialty applications
Associate Professor, Dr. Vu Le Chuyen, Director of the Center for Urology - Nephrology - Andrology, Tam Anh General Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, who has performed more than 200 surgeries using the Da Vinci 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."
The Da Vinci Xi Robot has many distinct advantages. Specifically, for the first time, a generation of Da Vinci Robots 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). Modern software automatically calibrates images, supports instrument navigation, and limits damage to healthy tissue. The voice guidance feature helps doctors operate easily, especially in complex cases. Thanks to that, the surgery minimizes damage to healthy tissue and avoids encroaching on other dangerous areas.
The Da Vinci Xi Robot Arm is slim and flexible, surpassing previous generations, allowing access to many surgical areas.
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The slimmer Xi robot arms have made an unprecedented difference. The distance between the robot arms is only 6cm, 2cm smaller than the previous generation, suitable for Vietnamese people, 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 robot design helps the incision to be only 8mm.
In addition, with the new design, any arm of the Xi robot can be equipped with a camera, allowing the surgeon to freely change the viewing angle in the surgical area, thereby improving the accuracy and flexibility of surgical operations.
The Da Vinci Xi Robotic Arms are mounted on a 360-degree rotating platform and an adjustable crane, with a laser positioning system, allowing access to multiple surgical areas without moving the entire robot system. 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, saving time, reducing risks, and reducing complications.
Each robotic arm of the Da Vinci Xi system is capable of rotating 540 degrees thanks to human wrist simulation technology, helping doctors easily operate in deep, narrow and difficult-to-reach surgical areas, performing sophisticated techniques that previous generation robots had difficulty achieving.
Da Vinci Xi is also the generation of Da Vinci Robot with integrated welding and hemostasis handles, allowing tissue removal and immediate hemostasis without changing instruments, minimizing blood loss. This technology is especially beneficial for elderly patients, those with complex underlying diseases or those requiring intervention in difficult locations, thanks to its ability to reduce bleeding, postoperative pain and recovery time.
People access the world's leading high-tech healthcare right in Vietnam
Associate Professor, Dr. Vu Le Chuyen shared that if previous generations of Da Vinci Robots only supported doctors in performing surgeries in the fields of urology, gynecology, digestion and some basic cancer cases, the Da Vinci Xi Robot with modern technology is optimized for complex, multi-regional surgeries in more specialties.
Surgeon controls the Da Vinci Xi robot via touch screen
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Tam Anh General Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, has been approved by the Ministry of Health for 59 categories of robotic surgery, spanning across major specialties. The team of doctors are all well-trained and hold international certificates in robotic surgery, ensuring that surgeries are performed with the highest precision and safety. The hospital aims to become the leading center for training and implementing robotic surgery in the region, serving thousands of surgeries each year.
According to Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Quang Binh, Professional Director, Tam Anh General Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, 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.
"We aim to build a modern surgical system where every operating room has a robot and every doctor is proficient in this technology, comparable to countries with advanced medicine such as the US, Japan, and Korea," Associate Professor Binh said.
With the Da Vinci Xi Robot at Tam Anh General Hospital, Vietnamese patients can access advanced surgical methods right in the country, instead of going abroad at high costs and taking a lot of time.
From left to right: Master, Doctor, CKI Le Thi Ngoc Hang, Dr. Nguyen Anh Dung, Doctor, CKII Tran Cong Quyen congratulate a healthy patient discharged from the hospital five days after lung tumor removal surgery using the Da Vinci Xi Robot.
Photo: Tam Anh General Hospital
The Da Vinci Robot has assisted in performing more than 14.2 million surgeries worldwide, is licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and has become the "gold standard" in minimally invasive surgery.
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.
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