St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is enhancing the experience of its patients. By offering the latest in minimally invasive surgical approaches through the use of the da Vinci Surgical System, St. Joseph's continues its commitment to improving the quality of life. As one of the few hospitals in the nation to offer robotic surgery for patients undergoing a variety of complex surgeries, St. Joseph's strives to provide the very best in health care.
About the da Vinci Surgical System
The da Vinci Surgical System is a sophisticated robotic platform designed to enable complex surgery using a minimally invasive approach. The da Vinci System consists of an ergonomic surgeon's console, a patient-side cart with four interactive robotic arms, a high-performance 3D HD vision system and proprietary EndoWrist ® instruments. Powered by state-of-the-art robotic technology, the da Vinci System is designed to scale, filter and seamlessly translate the surgeon's hand movements into more precise movements of the EndoWrist instruments. The net result is an intuitive interface with breakthrough surgical capabilities.
The da Vinci Surgical System's main features include:
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Intuitive® motion - helps make da Vinci surgery look and feel like traditional “open” surgery.
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High-resolution 3D vision - provide surgeons with an immersive experience. Unlike conventional approaches, the target anatomy appears at high magnification, in brilliant color and with natural depth of field.
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Innovative EndoWrist instrumentation - the jointed-wrist design exceeds the natural range of motion of the human hand; motion scaling and tremor reduction further interpret and refine the surgeon's hand movements.
A final hallmark of the da Vinci System is its fail-safe design, incorporating multiple, redundant safety features designed to minimize opportunities for human error when compared with traditional approaches.
The da Vinci System is a remarkable improvement over conventional laparoscopy, in which the surgeon operates while standing, using hand-held, long-shafted instruments, which have no wrists. With conventional laparoscopy, the surgeon must look up and away from the instruments, to a nearby 2D video monitor to see an image of the target anatomy. The surgeon must also rely on his/her patient-side assistant to position the camera correctly. In contrast, the da Vinci 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. To move the instruments or to reposition the camera, the surgeon simply moves his/her hands.
By providing surgeons with superior visualization, enhanced dexterity, greater precision and ergonomic comfort, the da Vinci Surgical System makes it possible for more surgeons to perform minimally invasive procedures involving complex dissection or reconstruction. This ultimately raises the standard of care for complex surgeries, translating into numerous potential patient benefits.
Benefits of the da Vinci Surgical System
Using the da Vinci , traditional open surgery can be accomplished endoscopically, with smaller incisions. The da Vinci Surgical System has been used in tens of thousands of minimally invasive procedures worldwide. For most patients, robotic surgery performed with the da Vinci Surgical System can offer numerous potential benefits over open surgery, including:
- Shorter hospital stay
- Less pain and scarring
- Less risk of wound infections
- Less blood loss and fewer transfusions
- Faster recovery
- Quicker return to normal activities
Treatment Options
The da Vinci Surgical System can be used for a number of treatments, including:
- Cardiothoracic Surgery: Mitral Valve Repair
- Gynecologic Surgery: Hysterectomy, Myomectomy
- Urologic Surgery: Prostatectomy, Cystoprostatectomy, Nephrectomy, Partial Nephrectomy, Ureteral surgery, sacralcolpopexy, pelvic lymph node dissections, dismembered pyeloplasty, vesicovaginal fistula repairs
- Surgical oncology: prostate and gynecological cancers
- Other general surgeries: Gastric Bypass
Contact Information
- Hysterectomy & Myomectomy: 602-406-6017
- St. Joseph's Heart & Lung Institute: 602-406-4000
- Prostate and Pyeloplasty: 602-264-0608
- Prostate and Endopyelotomy - Kidney: 602-264-4431
For more information about the da Vinci Surgical System and treatment options, call the ResourceLink at 1-877-602-4111 or visit www.davincisurgery.com
