Robotic Prostate Surgery

Robotic Prostate Surgery

Precise Robotic Prostate Surgery – Using the da Vinci System for robotic prostatectomy, the surgeon can use “motion scaling,” a feature that translates small hand movements outside the patient’s body into precise movements inside the body. The surgeon controls the robotic prostate surgery robotic arms from the da Vinci console using natural hand and wrist movements. Motion scaling during robotic prostatectomy is designed to allow greater precision than is normally achievable in open and laparoscopic prostatectomy surgery. Indeed, conventional laparoscopic instruments provide surgeons less flexibility, dexterity and range of motion. Proprietary instruments called EndoWrist and enhanced range-of-motion of robotic arms enable surgeons to reach difficult places and to operate safely in the confined space of the closed chest, abdomen, or pelvis. Laparoscopic instruments in use today do not replicate hand movements and cannot perform precise movement and manipulations need for robotic prostate surgery, such as reaching behind tissues, suturing, and dissection. The system also filters out unpredictable movements and tremors inherent in human hands.
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