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da Vinci Surgical System™ |
 The da Vinci Surgical System™ Physician Console
Today, the hospital's minimally invasive experts use the da Vinci for a variety of procedures including general surgery of the abdomen (such as heartburn, colon polyps and cancer, as well as gallbladder and liver problems); surgery of the prostate and colon; and cardiovascular procedures.
How Does It Work?
The da VinciTM Surgical System consists of three primary components: the surgeon's viewing and control console; the surgical cart, which houses the robotic arm units that position and maneuver detachable surgical instruments; and the video tower that houses the camera-control and video-processing units.
The pencil-sized instruments that attach to the surgical cart robotic arms - with tiny, computer-enhanced mechanical wrists - are designed to provide the dexterity of the surgeon's forearm and wrist at the operative site through three entry ports (incisions) of less than one centimeter each.
One port allows access for the telescope, a tiny camera attached to a fiber-optic cable. The other two ports provide access for the robot's arms, which hold surgical tools, providing a greater range of motion than humanly possible.
The wrists of the robotic tools mimic the motions made by the physician, who sits at the console beside the patient. The surgeon peers through an eyepiece that provides full-color, magnified, 3-D images of the surgical site through the telescope.
Click here to watch a live Webcast of a radical prostatectomy using the da Vinvi Surgical System.
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