oBand Surgery Centers, the nation's leading bariatric network of outpatient surgical facilities owned and operated by nationally recognized Lap Band surgeons, has set a new 'first' in the use of robotics for outpatient surgery. oBand Director of Robotic Surgery S. Adam Ramin, M.D., an assistant professor at City of Hope National Medical Center, today announced they have performed the world's first, outpatient robotic surgery using the famed da Vinci® Surgical System. Dr. Ramin performed the innovative surgery in July in Los Angeles using Robotics to remove a patient's pelvic cyst.
oBand Chief Executive Officer Isaac Verbukh, M.D. states, "In our continuing goal to stay on the leading edge of the surgical forefront, oBand is providing a new era of safety and care to its patients. Using this revolutionary robotic system, oBand plans to expand its outpatient surgeries to treat prostate cancer, prostate enlargement, kidney cancer, congenital kidney deformity, female pelvic prolapse and infertility."
Says Dr. Ramin, "Our pioneering procedure was the first robotic surgery ever performed in an outpatient surgical center. This groundbreaking approach will allow us to perform outpatient robotic surgeries for patients with a wide range of different urologic illnesses. At oBand, we are focused on providing the most innovative and least invasive surgical procedures with the ultimate goal of patient safety and improved quality of life."