What is Robotic Surgery?

You've just been diagnosed with a condition requiring surgery. Until very recently your options included traditional surgery with a large open incision or laparoscopy, which uses small incisions but is typically limited to very simple procedures.

Thanks to breakthroughs surgical technology, there is a new category of minimally invasive surgery for which you may be a candidate. It is an effective, minimally invasive alternative to both open surgery and laparoscopy. Through the use of the robot-assisted surgery, surgeons are now able to offer a minimally invasive option for complex surgical procedures.

Imagine major surgery performed through the smallest of incisions. Imagine having the benefits of a definitive treatment but with the potential for significantly less pain, a shorter hospital stay, faster return to normal daily activities – as well as the potential for better clinical outcomes.

Robotic Surgical System

With the da Vinci ® Robotic Surgical System, surgeons and hospitals are re-writing accepted standards for surgical care. Robot-assisted surgery is changing the experience of surgery… for the surgeon… for the hospital… and most importantly… for the patient.

It is important to know that surgery with da Vinci ® does not place a robot at the controls; your surgeon is controlling every aspect of the surgery with the assistance of the da Vinci ® robotic platform. Learn more about the minimally invasive surgical applications that are today enabled by da Vinci ® in urology, gynecology, cardiothoracic and general surgery.

Robotic Technology
Overcomes the limitations of both traditional open surgery and conventional minimally invasive surgery.
Patient Benefits
For most patients, robotic surgery can offer numerous potential benefits over open surgery.
FAQs
Get answers to some of your most common questions regarding robot-assisted surgery.