CMR Surgical tops 20,000 procedures milestone with Versius robot and further upgrades tech spec

Privately owned CMR has revolutionised keyhole surgery at hospitals the length and breadth of the planet. More than 75 per cent of hospitals that have adopted Versius are using the system across two or more surgical specialties, leading to some hospitals around the world purchasing more than one system.

Versius is a small, modular and versatile surgical robot used for soft tissue surgery. The innovative small and portable design allows for it to be integrated into busy hospital workflows and easily moved between surgical departments, supporting high utilisation of the system.

To support the continued commercial roll out of Versius, further product enhancements are expected to be launched this year, following vLimeLite* – a new imaging technology to visualise ICG, enhancing visualisation during surgery.

There are now over 160 Versius installations around the world as CMR continues to make the benefits of robotic-assisted minimal access surgery more accessible to patients globally.

Supratim Bose, the company’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “It is wonderful to be celebrating this historic milestone of Versius being used to complete more than 20,000 surgical procedures around the world.

“This is a momentous achievement in our journey and mission to get minimal access surgery to everyone who needs it. Reaching this volume of cases performed by small, medium and large hospitals from around the world is clear evidence that Versius is versatile and suitable for most hospitals and has become well established around the world.”

Mark Slack, the company’s Chief Medical Officer and co-founder, added: “Surpassing the 20,000 case milestone is a significant achievement that I am tremendously proud of us reaching.

“When CMR was founded, our mission was to make the benefits of minimal access surgery more accessible to those who need it, with Versius. From a clinical perspective the data we have in the clinical registry, as well as the data generated by Versius is invaluable for supporting product development, clinical research and guiding best practice for surgeons using the system.”

• CMR Surgical is a contender in the Disruptive Technology category of this year’s Business Weekly Awards.