The Versius robot performs minimal access surgery which reduces incision size and possible complications.

A hospital in England uses a robot by the name version to make a minimal access operation. Versius saves a man’s life by removing a tumor cancer 5 cm from the esophagus. The minimal access operation is marked with reduce the size of the incision and possible complications.

Versius features a fully wrist-operated suite of instruments and enhanced HD 3D views that help surgeons get a high level of precision.

Surgeons from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital performed esophagectomy to remove a 5 cm tumor from a named patient martin nugent. “Having a second chance to see my grandchildren, my children and my wife means a lot to me,” said Nugent.

CMR Surgical, maker of robotic surgeons, describes the machine on its website:

“The fully robotic suite of instruments, combined with enhanced HD 3D vision, offers surgeons a high level of precision when performing complex procedures or in hard-to-reach areas.”

The machines feature a lightweight and modular design that allows them to be moved easily from one department to another. Also, use a V wrist technology which allows it to be used in almost any operating room.

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The robot was installed last year and Gloucestershire Royal Hospital became the first UK hospital to start an upper GI program with it. It has also been used successfully in colorectal surgery.

“With a high degree of precision and control, surgeons can perform more complex laparoscopic procedures,” says the company.

Ana Raduc, CEO of CMR Surgical, explained in a statement:

“It’s great to see a multi-specialty HRG team using Versius for complex oncology procedures like this.”

“We know that minimal access surgery improves patient outcomes and can speed recovery, and surgical robots help enable the minimal access approach,” he added.

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