Revolutionizing Surgery: Magnetic Robot’s Debut in Chilean Hospital

Highlights

• A robot using powerful magnets completed its first international surgery in Chile.
• The innovative robot showcased efficiency in a gallbladder removal procedure.
• Developed by Levita Magnetics, it utilizes small magnets for precise organ manipulation.
• Surgeons gain control of the camera, ensuring stability and improved visuals during surgery.
• Fewer incisions, reduced pain, and faster recovery for better postoperative outcomes.
• Surgeons become more efficient, and the system allows for increased daily surgeries.
• The MARS platform received clearance from the U.S. FDA, meeting stringent standards.
• Prior success at the Cleveland Clinic marked a milestone for the innovative surgical system.
• This breakthrough hints at a future with minimally invasive and highly efficient surgical techniques.

An unprecedented advance for medical technology, an innovative surgical robot employing powerful magnets made its international debut at a public hospital in Santiago, Chile. The robot successfully performed gallbladder removal surgery demonstrating its potential to offer less invasive yet more efficient procedures.

Levita Magnetics of California created the MARS surgical platform, enabling surgeons to affix small magnets directly onto organs such as livers. Robotic arms equipped with high-powered magnets then are used on patients’ abdomens to manipulate these organs with pinpoint accuracy. Furthermore, this innovative system also grants surgeons control of camera for enhanced visualization and stability during procedures.

Dr. Alberto Rodriguez-Navarro, founder of Levita Magnetics, highlighted its benefits to patients: it involves less incisions and pain for faster recovery.

Luis Tisne hospital’s success with MARS platform’s inaugural commercial surgery at Cleveland Clinic shows its promise for increasing efficiency in surgical procedures. After receiving clearance from FDA in September, its debut commercial operation took place earlier this month at Luis Tisne hospital.

This magnetic surgical robot represents a revolutionary leap forward for medical innovation, offering a glimpse into future techniques for minimally invasive and highly efficient surgeries.