Yesterday, Sunway Medical Centre at Sunway City, organised an event to commemorate the administration of robot-assisted surgeries on 1000 patients.
Sunway Medical Centre procured the highly advanced da Vinci Si Surgical System in 2016 and their latest addition, the da Vinci Xi 4th Generation Surgical System was the first of its kind in the country when it was launched in January this year. According to Dato’ Lau Beng Long, President of Sunway Healthcare Group, the da Vinci Xi cost around RM10 million and they are planning to procure another unit.
With its advanced surgical technology, the da Vinci Xi makes complex surgeries simpler and enhances surgical performance, allowing surgeons to have an extended range of motion and substantially improved vision while operating.
Sunway Medical Centre made history by carrying out Malaysia’s first-ever robot-assisted joint replacement surgery in 2021 with increased precision and less post-operative pain for their patients.
Dr Khoo Chow Huat, Sunway Healthcare Group Managing Director (Hospital and Healthcare Operations) said that:
This celebration represents a significant milestone for Sunway Medical Centre. Ever since we first introduced robotic systems into our surgical procedures, our goal has always been to revolutionise Malaysian healthcare by looking for innovative ways to enhance our patients’ experience, while keeping their comfort and well-being at the top of our minds.
We could not be more pleased with how far we have come in helping patients and look forward to helping more in the years to come.
Dr Tan Ee Ping who is the leading surgeon of the first da Vinci Xi surgery at Sunway Medical Centre, mentioned:
The fourth generation da Vinci Surgical System brings about a whole host of functionalities as compared to its previous three predecessors, such as overhead instrument arm architecture which allows anatomical access from virtually any position, the ability to attach the endoscope to any of its four arms, as well as smaller, thinner arms, with newly designed joints that offer a great range of motion.
The media were treated to an exclusive demonstration of da Vinci Xi, which showed how a surgeon’s hand movements are seamlessly translated into the robotic arms, allowing precise incisions and enhanced control.
Besides da Vinci Xi, Sunway Medical Centre also operates with systems such as Mako SmartRobotics and ROSA Knee System, which are used in knee and hip replacement surgeries. These robotic technologies create an X-ray or CT-derived, a 3D module of the joint that enables surgeons to pre-plan the surgery.
With this pre-surgical plan, the software will guide the surgeon on where to cut and how much to cut before placing the implant. These robotic systems allow higher accuracy of implant placement, lesser bone cut, better soft tissue protection, lesser blood loss, less post-operative pain, shorter hospital stay, faster recovery and long-term durability.
