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The da Vinci Surgical System is the only commercially available technology that can provide the surgeon with the intuitive control, range of motion, fine tissue manipulation capability and 3-D visualization characteristic of open surgery, while simultaneously allowing the surgeon to work through tiny incisions typical of minimally invasive surgery.
Features and Benefits of the da Vinci® Surgical System
The da Vinci Surgical System enables physicians to perform surgery in a manner never before experienced.
The da Vinci System seamlessly translates the surgeon’s hand movements at the console instrument controls into corresponding micro-movements of instruments positioned inside the patient.
Overall, the da Vinci System can provide the surgeon with better visualization, dexterity, precision and control than with open surgery, while enabling operation through 1-2 cm incisions.
Superior Visualization
Revolutionary true-to-life 3-D vision
Bright, crisp, high-resolution image
Immersive view of the surgical field
The da Vinci System provides visualization of the target anatomy unlike that ever experienced, with natural depth-of-field, enhanced contrast and magnification for more accurate tissue identification and tissue layer differentiation.
Improved visualization also enables surgeons to perform delicate tissue handling and dissection with added precision – even in confined spaces. This precision allows the surgeon to avoid trauma to surrounding structures and tissues such as the neurovascular bundle located near the prostate.
Enhanced Dexterity, Precision and Control
Fingertip control of EndoWrist® Instruments
4 robotic arms enable Solo Surgery™
7 degrees of freedom – 90 degrees of articulation
Motion scaling and tremor reduction
The da Vinci System's tremor reduction, motion control and proprietary EndoWrist instrumentation enhance ambidexterity for precision and control beyond the capabilities of the human hand. The surgeon can now move instruments with such accuracy that the current definition of surgical precision is exceeded.
Enhanced control and intuitive motion enables more widespread use of advanced technique, as well as a reduced learning curve because now complex MIS procedures feel more like open surgery. For example, two-handed intracorporeal suturing can become standard practice, as well as Solo Surgery™ during selected procedures with the addition of a fourth arm.
Added instrument range-of-motion enhances access and safety while operating in the confined space of the closed chest, abdomen or pelvis. This enables surgeons to more accurately and easily perform complex surgical maneuvers through small "ports," eliminating the need for large, traumatic incisions.
Superior Ergonomics
Optimal alignment of visual and motor axes
Comfortable seated posture
The da Vinci System is the only surgical system designed to allow surgeons to operate while seated, which is not only more comfortable, but also may be clinically advantageous due to reduced surgeon fatigue.
The da Vinci System's design allows natural hand-eye alignment at the surgeon's console, which provides better ergonomics than traditional laparoscopic technology.
Since the da Vinci System's robotic arms hold the camera and instruments steady, there is also potentially reduced abdominal wall torque, less patient trauma; less surgeon assistance required and reduced surgeon fatigue.
Finally, with the robotic arms providing added mechanical strength, physicians can now offer a minimally invasive approach to higher-BMI patients.
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