Modern technological innovations in equipment have revolutionized the health sector - also in Luxembourg.

A robot assisting the surgeon in the operating room has also become a reality in the Grand Duchy, Minister of Health Etienne Schneider replied to a parliamentary question by MP Josée Lorsché.

According to Schneider, Luxembourg has witnessed around 1,400 similar interventions to date.

The operating robot called Da Vinci was developed by a Californian company and costs an impressive €2.2 million.

In Luxembourg, both CHL and Robert Schuman Hospital are currently equipped with a Da Vinci. The robot is predominantly used in the Urology department, having assisted in 695 surgeries to date.

The first robot-assisted surgery in Luxembourg dates back to 2013.

The robot has assisted in 395 orthopedic and 300 visceral surgeries, according to information by the National Health Fund. Schneider has also pointed out that robots may soon be used in the gynaecology department.

15 surgeons have completed training for robot-assisted surgery, and another two are still in the process.

Reimbursement rates remain the same, even for robot-assisted surgeries.

There are currently no official reports on robot-assisted surgery in Luxembourg.

The Da-Vincy-System was developed in the 1990’s and counts more than 4000 robots in use worldwide.

Our colleagues at RTL.lu paid CHL a visit to learn more about the surgeries.

Surgical robots at CHL (video in Luxembourgish)
RTL war am CHL, fir emol ze kucken, wéi esou eng Operatioun mat Roboteren ofleeft.