Members in the News – Intuitive Surgical Sarl Taiwan Branch (Switzerland)

Intuitive Surgical has performed over 10 million robotic-assisted surgical procedures worldwide by surgeons using the Da Vinci Surgical System. The cutting-edge medical technology has helped many patients in Taiwan. It is not, however, affordable for everyone. Even though Intuitive’s training footprint and hospital installations are growing across the island, dozens of essential surgical procedures remain excluded from Taiwan’s National Health Insurance. To include advanced medical technologies of this kind in the national coverage would benefit many of its citizens.

AmCham Taiwan has long been an advocate for advanced health technologies that have not been widely accepted in Taiwan. The Chamber co-hosts the Citizen’s Health Forum, Healthy Aging Forum, U.S.-Taiwan Liver Health Forum, and Healthcare Innovation Forum to promote new medical devices and procedures to the Taiwanese government. The Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP) that AmCham had supported in the White Paper for years was finally accepted by Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration in 2022.

Read A Breakthrough for Medical Devices in Taiwan Business TOPICS.

AmCham continuously seeks out opportunities to work with the U.S. and Taiwan authorities to reform healthcare regulations. We hope that a large number of patients will receive better care with more options of medical treatments.

We wish Intuitive Surgical Sarl Taiwan Branch (Switzerland) Vice President and General Manager Jason Yang and his impressive team continued success!