Dr Sudhir Srivastava, a famend heart specialist and the founding father of SS Improvements, has launched a surgical robotic that’s making surgical procedures safer, sooner and cheaper in India.

The inspiration behind this mission was a 22-year-old lady who was identified with a congenital coronary heart situation characterised by a gap within the septum. The lady’s brother couldn’t afford the surgical procedure. The unhappy state of affairs prompted the physician to dedicate his life to creating surgical procedures cheaper for individuals who couldn’t afford them.

The physician determined to place his observe on maintain in 2013 and return to India from the US. He invested his financial savings to arrange a analysis and growth group.

Failing to get assist from authorities and personal buyers, Dr Sudhir even resorted to promoting his furnishings and automobile to gas cash for the mission. “Nevertheless, these challenges didn’t deter me. Fueled by a imaginative and prescient, my aim was to create one thing for my nation, making important healthcare accessible to all,” he emphasises.

The physician initially developed SSI Mantra, however after some time, he launched an enhanced model referred to as SSI Mantra 2. The aim of the system was to make the robotic user-friendly, ergonomic, and with extra options — each for the surgeons in addition to for the table-side helping group.

The surgical procedures that use this new system value one-third lower than handbook surgical procedures. Since its launch in 2022, the system has already assisted docs in performing 500 profitable surgical procedures in India.

Dr Sudhir is now planning to develop and modify a truck to accommodate the robotic system in it. The truck would permit them to conduct camps within the remotest areas of the nation, he informs.

(Edited by Pranita Bhat)