Prashanth Hospitals Advances Operativ ive Care with 100% Technology Enabled Surgical Theater
1. The hospital announced the launch of its Institute of Robotic Surgery to delive r precision-driven surgical care for a var iety of complex procedures, and has its a pplications in various branches like Urol ogy, Gynecology, Gastroenterology, Gen eral surgery and Cardiothoracic surgery.
2. As part of this milestone, the hospital has introduced India’s first indigenously developed surgical robotic system – SSi Mantra 3 Robot for minimally invasive s urgery.
Chennai, 8th January, 2025: Strengthening its pursuit of bringing wo rld-class patient care and advanced surg ical services to the city, Prashanth Hospi pitals today marked a momentous miles tone by transforming its operative theat er at Velachery into a 100% technology enabled surgical care with the addition of SSi Mantra 3 Robot, the indigenously developed robotic system for minimally invasive surgery. Launched in the city fo r the first time, SSi Mantra 3 is the most advanced robotic system that comprise s telesurgery and teleproctoring capabil ities, marking a significant leap in access ibility of timely, efficient and affordable surgery for patients. The hospital also a nnounced the launch of its Institute of R obotic Surgery to deliver precision-driv en surgical care for a variety of complex procedures, and has its applications in v arious branches like Urology, Gynecolog y, Gastroenterology, General surgery an d Cardiothoracic surgery at an event in t he presence of Dr. Prashanth Krishna, M anaging Director – Prashanth Hospitals and Mr. Rohit Gupta, Vice President – So uth Asia Business Development, Mantra Surgical Robotic System.
The SSi Mantra 3 robotic system has be en designed and developed to enhance surgical precision, efficiency and patient outcomes. The robot has been equipped with four modular robotic arms, an open design surgical console with a 3D 4k mo nitor, state-of-the-art imaging and illum ination equipment and a wide range of r obotic instruments providing surgeons with enhanced capabilities to perform p recise and safe surgery. The system’s de sign emphasizes patient safety thro ugh a head tracking monitor which pauses c ontrols if it senses the surgeons to have moved, a VR based training module with a VR headset for procedural training to decrease errors during surgery and incr ease familiarity of equipment prior to su rgery. The robot also has Tremor filtrati on and motion scaling to make the move ments of the surgeon more precise and under control.
Commenting on the occasion, Dr. Prasha nth Krishna, Managing Director, Prasha nth Hospitals, said “Its a proud moment for us at Prashanth Hospitals as we take a big leap into the future of healthcare b y making our surgical theatre 100% tech nology enabled with the introduction of SSi Mantra 3 robotic system. With adva nced features like telesurgery, Prashant h Hospitals will now truly serve as a glob al healthcare provider and narrow the a ccessibility gap in surgical care. Today’s announcement marks a significant miles tone in our ongoing commitment to deli vering the best possible care to our pati ents, and we look forward to the positiv e impact it will have on both patient out comes and accessibility to high-quality surgical procedures.”
Adding to this, Mr. Rohit Gupta, Vice Pr esident – South Asia Business Developm ment, Mantra Surgical Robotic System s aid, “We are delighted to be joining han ds with Prashanth Hospitals to bring our SSi Mantra 3 innovation to the city of ch ennai .They have been at the forefront of simplifying healthcare through innov ative, tech-led measures that have truly made a difference in the lives of the pati ents. In line with this, today they have co nverted their operative theater into a 100% technology enabled surgical care center and to have our SSi Mantra 3 syst em in it, alongside the world’s most adva nced technology innovations, is indeed a significant milestone. The launch of the SSi Mantra 3 marks a new era in surgica al innovation, and we are proud to see it make its debut in Chennai at Prashanth Hospitals.”
Surpassing the milestone of over 400 su ccessful robot-assisted knee replaceme nt surgeries using the cutting-edge 4th Generation Velys Robot, Prashanth Hos pitals continue to set benchmarks in adv anced orthopedic care. This state-of-th e-art technology ensured unmatched pr ecision, resulting in superior alignment a nd balance – key factors for the long-t erm success of knee replacements. The hospital’s commitment to innovation ha s enabled patients to experience reduce d pain and faster recovery times, reaffir ming our dedication to delivering except ional outcomes.
About Prashanth Hospitals: Prashanth Hospitals is a multidisciplinary hospital that provides sophisticated and dedicat ed healthcare services by professionally trained experts. Prashanth Super-specia lty Hospital at Velachery and Kolathur i s one of the best- and well-known multi- specialty hospitals in Chennai. These fa cilities have well trained and skilled nur sing staff who can take good care of the patients. The vision is to become an inte rnationally renowned medical institute by providing excellent health care servi ces to the patients, and the mission is to maintain the trust of the patient by prov iding good quality of health care. The val ues on which Prashanth Super-specialty Hospitals function are quality of care, re espect, competence, the effectiveness of the treatment, safety, and creating he alth awareness among the people. Prash anth Super- specialty Hospitals also pro vides various health care packages for check-ups and diagnosis of any ailment and their treatments.
