Robot-assisted surgery
The registry data is an invaluable source for preclinical and clinical research and will foster clinical and scientific collaboration between hospitals using the Versius surgical robot. The CMR clinical registry already has
over 8,000 surgical cases captured from across gynaecology, colorectal, thoracic, general surgery and urology, providing a wealth of surgical insights. As part of this new collaboration, CMR will be using the Ledidi platform to continue to provide hospitals across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America using Versius, access to the registry. To further support the acquisition of robotic
surgery skills and ensure ready access to training, the company has also recently updated its VR headsets so that surgeons can use the Versius Trainer simulator in virtual reality. Previously, surgeons would have to sit at the console to practise the various tasks and exercises to become skilled at using Versius. Now surgeons can put on a VR headset and practise at a time and place to suit them – in an operating room, in the office or even at home – making it as convenient as possible to train. “Around 98% of trainee surgeons believe
they will work with robots one day, but a very high percentage cannot get access to robotic training.4
Part of the problem has
been the fact that training has traditionally been expensive. But there is also a lack of a national strategy,” Mark pointed out. “The difficulty with creating a national
strategy is the politics – securing collaboration between the various robotic companies, surgical societies, and surgical training centres is extremely challenging. However, we have created a structured training programme to address the gap – the first part is an online programme, which includes 10 hours of theory and training on the system,” Mark explained. “We have a simulator attached to the robot, and now a simulator on a virtual reality headset. I can post a headset to a trainee doctor at his or her home and they can sit and practise all the movements; how to assemble the robot and move its arms – all in VR,” Mark continued. Mark claims that company has been able
to reduce the cost of training by around 80% over the past two years. In the past, training would cost up to £100,000 per team. Physical training is now just two days, there is no need to fly surgeons to a bespoke training centre, and the use of cadavers has been replaced with mannequins. “We recently had our training accredited
by the Royal College of Surgeons with an extremely high mark. It will mean
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