Country’s First, Made-in-india Robotic Surgical System – SSI Mantra – Embraced By Apex Hospital, Moradabad

First hospital in Uttar Pradesh to get Made-in-india Robotic Surgical System

Apex Hospital in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh a Tier 3 city in Uttar Pradesh has installed the first “Made in India” Robotic Surgical System – SSI MANTRA - making it the first hospital in Uttar Pradesh to install the indigenously manufactured Robotic Surgical System. SSI Mantra, a brainchild of world-renowned robotic cardiac surgeon Dr. Sudhir P Srivastava, signifies the beginning of a new era in surgical procedures in India, making robotic surgery accessible and affordable for the citizens of Moradabad. What sets SSI Mantra apart from other surgical robots is the price point. SSI MANTRA is priced at 1/3rd the price of those of its international counterparts, thus making surgeries, in turn, reasonable for the citizens of Moradabad putting qualitative and high-tech medical care within arms-reach of the common man.

Dr. Magan Mehrotra, Consultant, Minimal Access & Bariatric Surgery, Apex Hospital,

Moradabad, whose vision is to provide world class surgical healthcare to the underserved in rural parts of the country, “with SSI MANTRA, we have the advantage of a reasonable cost of the system as well as the consumables that come with it. In addition to this, the support provided by SS Innovations is second to none with two of their engineers throughout with us to help us with any kind of challenges”

The SSI MANTRA system was installed at Apex Hospitals, Moradabad in July 2023 and within a short span of 3 months, the hospital has conducted 60 flawless surgical procedures till date using SSI MANTRA Robotic Surgical System, some of which, complex procedures. Dr.

Mehrotra adds, “With SSI MANTRA we were able to perform these complex procedures in record time and with perfection and precision”.

Dr. Mehrotra said, “the reasonable cost of SSI MANTRA system is a primary factor to bring about a revolution in the robotic healthcare system. The way Robotics is making deeper inroads into healthcare system SSI MANTRA is sure to make Robotic Surgery accessible to every individual living in urban and rural India. Because SSI MANTRA is a home-grown Indian system and we have the wherewithal to make the entire system and in the backdrop of reasonable cost associated with it, this system is sure to progress at a rapid pace in this country”.

Dr. Mehrotra performed many complex surgeries within a short span of acquiring the SSI MANTRA System bringing relief to patients who had long struggled with ailments. The Mantra Surgical Robotic System empowered him to deliver remarkable clinical outcomes. In the words of Dr.

Mehrotra, who performed one such complex surgery using SSI MANTRA, “we performed Cardio Myotomy case on a patient who had been suffering for more than 10 years of not even being able to digest a glass of water.

In his own words, the patient, Jameeluddin says “Dr. Mehrotra explained the benefits of robotic surgery of quick recovery, less blood loss and pain. I had never heard of robotic surgery, but when I understood the benefits, I agreed to go for it and today I’m happy with the results and feeling better than earlier – thanks to SSI MANTRA. I wish that this facility be available in all government and private hospitals in UP so that people get the maximum benefit right at their doorstep”. Dr. Sudhir Srivastava, Founder, Chairman and

CEO, SS Innovations said, “with the installation of SSI MANTRA “Made-in-india” surgical robot at Apex Hospital, Moradabad we are just a step away from revolutionizing health and medical care in the city for the common man. With the installation of this state-of-the-art robot, hightech medical care will now be available at just 30% of the cost without compromising on quality. The vision of SSI is to make gold standard health care accessible and affordable to all”.