Intuitive | Robotic Assisted | Referring Physicians

Help your patients learn about da Vinci

If your patient has a condition that requires surgery, they will look to you for guidance about what approach is best for them. For many patients, minimally invasive surgery may be an option. And robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) using da Vinci^® from Intuitive may be part of the discussion. Talk about how da Vinci works, and what your patients might expect from surgery.

Doctor sharing information on a tablet with a patient

What is robotic-assisted?

RAS allows surgeons to perform many types of complex procedures with precision, flexibility and control. Seated at the surgeon console of a da Vinci Surgical System, surgeons have 3DHD vision supplied by an endocope-mounted camera. They control instruments with fully wristed dexterity inspired by the human hand—but with a greater range of motion.

Brian Harkins, MD

Robotics Committee Chairman, Tomball Regional Medical Center

"If you're passionate about what you're doing, you want to share that with referring physicians."

Surgeon hands on the da Vinci system controls

Common assumptions

Expect patients to have assumptions about MIS and RAS. For example, it is untrue that the da Vinci system is autonomous—it is an extension of the surgeon’s hands and they control every move using natural wrist and finger motion. Explore da Vinci details so that you can set your patients at ease with accurate information.

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Find a qualified da Vinci surgeon

Use our map to see where da Vinci surgeons are practicing. Enter a location and search by specialty and geography. View the locations of hospitals and find the surgeons that practice there.

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Da Vinci surgical specialties

General Surgery: Includes ventral and inguinal hernia repair and bariatrics.
Colorectal Surgery: Includes colectomy and rectal resection.
Gynecology Surgery: Includes benign and cancerous hysterectomy and myomectomy.
Urology Surgery: Includes prostate, bladder and kidney cancer surgery.
Thoracic Surgery: Includes lobectomy and mediastinal mass surgery.
Cardiac Surgery: Includes mitral valve repair.
Head and Neck Surgery: Includes throat cancer procedures.

Disclosures and Important Safety Information

Important Safety Information

Patients should talk to their doctor to decide if da Vinci^® surgery is right for them. Patients and doctors should review all available information on non-surgical and surgical options and associated risks in order to make an informed decision.

Serious complications may occur in any surgery, including da Vinci surgery, up to and including death. Serious risks include, but are not limited to, injury to tissues and organs and conversion to other surgical techniques which could result in a longer operative time and/or increased complications. For Important Safety Information, including surgical risks, indications, and considerations and contraindications for use, please also refer to www.intuitive.com/safety.

Individuals' outcomes may depend on a number of factors, including but not limited to patient characteristics, disease characteristics and/or surgeon experience.

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Help your patients learn about da Vinci

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Da Vinci surgical specialties