Thursday 29 August 2013

A New Cooling Technique for Kidney Stone Removal by the Vattikuti Urology Institute!

Urologists at the Vattikuti Urology Institute (VUI) at Henry Ford devised an unconventional technique to remove a staghorn calculi, or a large kidney stone with sharp, craggy branches, which can lead to disease or death if left untreated. The technique is called Robotic Anatrophic Nephrolithotomy or RANL, for short and is combined with a cooling procedure, referred to as ICE.

While using this procedure to remove staghorn kidney stones is a first, doctors from Henry Ford and the Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital (MPUH) in Gujarat, India have used RANL on 3 patients without any complications. Researchers at the VUI and MPUH explain that the new procedure is “a safe, minimally invasive option that may be considered in patients with staghorn stones.”

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Monday 26 August 2013

Robotic Surgeons Council - A HUGE SUCCESS!

Robotic surgeons of various specialities and hospitals at RSC 2013
The Vattikuti Foundation sponsored a meeting of the Robotic Surgeons Council at the Hotel ITC Maurya.  Over 60 top Indian robotic surgeons participated in a packed, daylong symposium.  Nearly 20 hospitals were represented, and each provided an update on the progress being made in growing the use of the da Vinci surgical system.  Ideas on data sharing, proctoring, training and collaboration were discussed.

Vattikuti Foundation CEO, Dr. Mahendra Bhandari, told the elite gathering that the “Vattikuti Foundation’s intention is to provide a commonplace forum for multi-specialties, multi-institutional activities, and this is purely academic…”

Raj Vattikuti, Foundation president and founder, addressed the group by video, stating that “Our main focus is the quality," and he spoke of how the Foundation’s leadership in Urology has expanded into other disciplines.  He continued to share ideas on how to achieve higher quality and his hopes for the Robotic Surgeons Council:  “We have a great opportunity for India in terms of building this program… Most [importantly], this is not from the Foundation; it is a group you can really help to mold this program in India, and can be the best in the world.”

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Monday 19 August 2013

News: A Robotic Phlebotomist in Action!

The Veebot system claims to be as accurate as a human phlebotomist when it comes to drawing blood! Check out this video to see how it works:


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Monday 12 August 2013

Upcoming Vattikuti Foundation Event!

The Vattikuti Foundation is proud to host their 2nd Robotic Surgeons Council in New Delhi, India on August 18, 2013.



Please stay tuned for footage and news regarding the event!