SS Innovations announced today that surgeons successfully performed a mitral valve replacement using its surgical robot.
The procedure marks the world’s first mitral valve replacement using the company’s Mantra surgical robot. It took place at the Narayana Hrudayalaya Institute of Cardiac Sciences in Bengaluru, India. Dr. Nitin Kumar Rajput performed the surgery, guided by Dr. Sudhir Srivastava, SS Innovations’ founder and chair.
Mantra, the first surgical robot made in India, according to a news release, offers a cost-effective option for a range of surgical applications. It already has regulatory approval in India, Indonesia and Guatemala. SS Innovations already initiated the regulatory process in the U.S. and Europe as well. It hopes for approvals in the latter half of 2024 or 2025.
The system provides capabilities for multi-specialty uses. Its uses span cardiothoracic, head and neck, gynecology, urology, general surgery and more. Th…