This marks the first introduction of robotic surgery for the German hospital. The hospital focuses on general, visceral and trauma surgery. It plans to use Versius to conduct a range of procedures, including complex visceral surgery, abdominal tumour surgery, colorectal surgery, hernia surgery and general surgery.
Dr. Martin Oechsner, the hospital’s medical director and general surgeon, said the hospital was impressed with Versius’ small, modular form factor. CMR Surgical CCO Massimiliano Colella says the company designed Versius to benefit all hospitals, small, medium or large.
The latest Versius installation means there have been more than 140 around the world. CMR Surgical also raised $165 million to support Versius in September.
Versius is a small-scale system with collaborative arms and bedside units for direct patient access. It also features freedom of port placement to best suit the needs of each patient. CMR Surgical designed Versius to enable surgeons to perform more minimal access surgery. Its minimally invasive approach assists surgeons accessing the lungs, thymus and esophagus.
“We look forward to partnering closely with Kreiskrankenhaus Rotenburg in Germany,” said Colella. “We want to expand access to surgical robotics, and with Versius we want more hospitals that have not previously adopted a surgical robot to be able to offer this to their patients as surgical robotics should not be centred purely in the large hospital centres.
“With Versius, we hope that more local hospitals in Germany can start robotic surgery programmes to help benefit patients in their community and beyond.”
