During the first week of the spring semester, between 3–7 February, students at the Medical School and also surgeons had the chance to get familiar with Versius in the educational operating room of the Medical Skills Education and Innovation Centre. The robotic surgical system represents a revolutionary leap in surgery offering new features even for experienced robotic surgeons, so it is no wonder that it was followed with great interest.
Versius, the British surgical system, allows high precision and laparoscopic operations and as highlighted on the manufacturer's website, due to its small size it can be easily placed into all kind of operating room. Thanks to the innovative "V-wrist" technology, Versius is uniquely small, modular, and portable. The 360 degrees of wrist rotation enables the use of small instruments which leads to smaller incisions and faster regeneration.
Students had approximately 50 minutes to explore the device during the presentation at the beginning of February. First, they learned how to use the system with simulated situations, then they had the opportunity to practice suturing with a real pelvitrainer.
„The Versius robotic surgery system is mainly known for its modular design and ease of use, the basic steps of customized robotic surgery are meant to be easily learned with its help. All participants completed the basic training successfully in February and achieved the required level of proficiency in using the system. Our experienced surgeons were also able to practice using Versius outside of Clinic.” – said Dr. Zalán SZÁNTÓ, Associate Professor of the Department of Surgery, Head of the Surgical Surgery Group of the Medical Skills Education and Innovation Centre at the University of Pécs Medical School.
He added that the programme organized by the Surgical Surgery Group shortens the time required to learn robotic surgery procedures effectively, especially for those who had no previous experience regarding this field. This might contribute significantly to the spread of the most modern and the least invasive surgical procedures in medicine, as well as to the training of talented students.
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Zalán SZÁNTÓ