SIMATS launches robotic surgery services

Saveetha Medical College& Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai has launched robotic surgery services.

Procuring the "Versius" robotic surgery unit from CMR SURGICAL, England, UK, SIMATS is the first medical college to own a robotic surgery system said Dr. N.M Veeraiyan, Chancellor. SIMATS.

According to an official communication,Versius is a next generation surgically robotic system used to perform minimal access surgery. 

Its application include laparoscopic surgical procedures in Urology, Gynaecology and General surgery. The hospital has also procured a Robotic surgery simulator unit to train the young surgeons