The da Vinci Robot Surgical System is an advanced robotic platform designed to expand the surgeon’s capabilities and offer an option to open surgery. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the da Vinci Robot Surgical System in 2000. Thousands of surgeons around the world have been trained on da Vinci Robot systems and have completed more than 7 million surgical procedures using da Vinci Robot surgical systems. There are three main integrated sub-systems of the da Vinci Robot Surgical System which include the surgeon console, the patient-side cart and the electronic cart.
The Surgeon Console makes the surgeon can see the surgical field and control the movement of the endoscopic instruments and the endoscope (the device that allows viewing of the patient’s internal organs and cavities).
Patient Side Cart with mechanical arms that support the endoscopic instrument and camera during surgery.
The Electronic Car is a part of the system that contains the supporting hardware. Elements of this equipment are the electric surgical unit (ESU), suction/irrigation pumps, insufflator, and light source for the endoscope.
The da Vinci Robot System’s ergonomic design allows the surgeon to operate from a comfortable, seated position at the console, with eyes and hands positioned in line with the instruments. The surgeon can move the instruments or the camera as he/she wishes, with the commands he/she gives with his/her hands.
The da Vinci Robot vision system delivers 3D high-definition views, giving surgeon a crystal clear view of the surgical area that is magnified 10 times to what the human eye sees.By providing surgeons with superior vision, enhanced dexterity, greater precision and ergonomic comfort, the da Vinci Robot Surgical System makes it possible for more surgeons to perform minimally invasive procedures involving complex and delicate dissection or reconstruction.
