This is a robotic system developed by Intuitive Surgical (USA), an advanced version of the Da Vinci Robot line. This event marks another milestone in the journey to bring Vietnamese healthcare to the world.
The new generation of Da Vinci Xi “Super Robot” with 4 arms, supports more than 120 types of complex surgeries. Photo: Tam Anh General Hospital
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, the Da Vinci Xi Robot supports more than 120 types of complex surgeries, from prostatectomy, kidney tumors, lung tumors, uterine fibroids to rectal cancer, thyroid tumors and mediastinal tumors, spanning across specialties such as urology, gynecology, gastroenterology, head and neck, thoracic, cardiovascular and oncology.
Associate Professor, Dr. Vu Le Chuyen, Director of the Center for Urology - Nephrology - Andrology, Tam Anh General Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, who has successfully performed more than 200 surgeries using the Da Vinci Robot, affirmed: "The Da Vinci Xi Robot is truly an extension of the doctor's arm, performing surgeries that were once considered impossible, expanding the limits of surgery in many fields, helping patients to be treated better, safer and recover faster."
Compared to the most recent generation (Da Vinci Si - 3rd generation, launched in 2009), the Da Vinci Xi Robot has many distinct advantages. The Da Vinci Xi Robot has 4 slender arms, the distance between the robot arms is only 6 cm, compact, suitable for Vietnamese body shape, allowing surgeons to place trocars in a straight line instead of fanning, making operations easy, minimizing the risk of collision. The incision is only 8 mm, minimizing damage to surrounding tissues and blood vessels.
Any arm of the Da Vinci Xi Robot can be equipped with a camera, rotate 360 degrees and the crane can be adjusted freely, allowing the surgeon to freely change the viewing angle in the operating area, improving precision and flexibility in surgical operations.
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 anatomy of each patient). Modern software automatically calibrates the image, supports instrument navigation, and limits damage to healthy tissue. Voice guidance helps doctors operate easily, especially in complex cases.
Surgeons control the Da Vinci Xi Robot via a touch screen during surgery on a patient. Photo: Tam Anh General Hospital
The Da Vinci Xi robot also provides superior precision thanks to the surgeon operating through the console, observing the entire surgical field through a high-resolution 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.
Da Vinci Xi is also the first generation of Da Vinci Robots to integrate a welding and hemostasis handle, allowing tissue removal and immediate hemostasis without changing instruments, minimizing blood loss.
In the short time it has been put into operation, doctors at Tam Anh General Hospital have applied the Da Vinci Xi Robot to perform many complex surgeries. Most recently, Mr. H. (66 years old) was diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer. Dr. Nguyen Hoang Duc, Head of the Department of Urology, Tam Anh General Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, used the Da Vinci Xi Robot to remove the entire malignant tumor with millimeter accuracy. Thanks to the 15 times magnified 3D image and the robot's flexible manipulation, the doctor removed the cancer from the root, maximally preserving physiological functions and limiting complications.
After only 48 hours, Mr. H. recovered quickly and returned to almost normal activities. "I didn't expect that I could recover so quickly. The incision was small, not very painful, and I still maintained the same quality of life as before," Mr. H. shared.
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
According to Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Quang Binh, Professional Director, Tam Anh General Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, 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 deployment of the Da Vinci Xi Robot 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," said Associate Professor Tran Quang Binh.
With the Da Vinci Xi Robot system at Tam Anh General Hospital, Vietnamese patients can now access advanced surgical methods right in the country, instead of having to go abroad at high costs and time-consuming, especially for complicated diseases.
To date, the Da Vinci Robot system has supported 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.
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