Expanding what’s possible

E-N-T (head and neck)

In the past, surgeons had to perform open surgery to treat throat cancer. It oftentimes involved a long incision from the bottom lip down to the middle of the neck and up to the ear. Surgeons also had to split open the jaw to reach the back of the mouth and throat.

For benign (noncancerous) conditions and early stage cancers, doctors can now use minimally invasive surgeries through the mouth that requires no incisions.

Transoral robotic-assisted surgery (TORS) requires no incisions but uses robotic technology, such as the da Vinci, to perform surgery.

Gynecology

Hysterectomies and removing cancer in women was traditionally done through open surgery, requiring a long hospital stay and recovery.

Thanks to the da Vinci Surgical System, nearly 100 percent of hysterectomies are conducted robotically. This, along with laparoscopic procedures, requires one or a few small incisions that doctors use to insert surgical equipment and a camera for viewing.

The da Vinci can be used in removing fibroids, treating endometriosis, and many other gynecological issues women may encounter.

Choosing the da Vinci for gynecological procedures means less blood loss, less pain and faster recovery.

Urogynecology

Urogynecology specializes in the treatment of urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. Abdominal sacrocolpopexy is the “gold standard” for the treatment of uterine and vaginal prolapse. Historically, this procedure has been performed through a large abdominal incision and most patients had a long hospital stay and recovery.

The da Vinci surgical system, with its advanced technology that includes optical magnification and 3D imaging, along with the ability to suture precisely, now allows the surgeon to perform this procedure minimally invasively through small incisions.

Most of these surgeries are now performed as an outpatient procedure and can go home the same day.

Sacrocolpopexy, or other prolapse procedures, may also be performed at the same time as a robotic hysterectomy.

General Surgery

General surgery involves a number of procedures to address health issues. Surgeons used to have to cut into skin and muscle to gain access to the area of concern.

But with the da Vinci Surgical System, surgeons can now remove gallbladders, colon surgery and repair inguinal and ventral hernias, all with small incisions.

In traditional open surgery, the surgeon looks directly at the surgical area through the incision and repairs the hernia using hand-held tools.

With the da Vinci, the camera system enhances what the surgeon sees, giving more precise results, benefitting both the patient and surgeon.

Urology

Robotic-assisted urologic procedures include:

Prostatectomy (prostate surgery)

Partial and total nephrectomy (kidney surgery)

Pyeloplasty (surgery to relieve kidney blockage)

Cyst removal (surgery to remove cyst from kidney)

Ureteral implantation (fix the tubes that connect the bladder to the kidneys)

Weight Loss Surgery

The da Vinci Surgical System can assist surgeons with sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass surgeries. The surgeon sits at a console near the patient in the operating room and through that console, the surgeon controls a camera and tiny instruments used to perform the surgery through a few incisions about the size of a fingertip.

Thanks to the 3D high-definition views, your surgeon has a crystal-clear view of the surgical area magnified 10 times what the human eye sees. It translates every movement your surgeon makes in real time, bending and rotating instruments that move like a human hand, but with a greater range of motion. Built-in tremor filtration technology helps the surgeon move each instrument with smooth precision.