Head & Neck Robotic Assisted Surgery | Surgeons

Advance surgical care for your patients

The da Vinci surgical system is a minimally invasive alternative to traditional care options. Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) helps enable robotic-assisted en-bloc resection of oropharyngeal, hypopharyngeal, and laryngeal T1 and T2 tumors, and benign base of tongue resection.

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Da Vinci SP for narrow access surgery

Intuitive's da Vinci SP is a versatile¹ and high-performance single port robotic surgical system. Da Vinci SP gives you the ability to deliver robotic-assisted surgery through a single port—potentially opening the door to the next era of surgical innovation.

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Instruments for single port access

More than 25 years of expertise has gone into the development of da Vinci SP instruments. With a greater range of natural motion than the human hand, da Vinci SP instruments are designed for precise suturing, dissection, and tissue manipulation.

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Dual console setup with da Vinci SP

Work alongside a colleague in the OR. The SP system supports two inputs via two surgeon consoles so that you can collaborate during a procedure. Use the dual console setup for hands-on training or demonstration.

Career-spanning learning programs

With comprehensive Intuitive training pathways, you can access technology training and peer-to-peer instruction throughout your surgical career. We deliver high-value simulation and learning experiences for surgeons and staff as well as program services for institutions.

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Access your SP case data with My Intuitive

Use My Intuitive to view your da Vinci SP system data and track training or case history trends. You can scroll a timeline to see minute-by-minute use of instruments in a case, operative and non-operative time, and more. My Intuitive even saves your console ergonomic preferences and your OR team’s system utilization, inventory, and instrument return data.

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Get the support you need

Our support team is here to answer questions 24x7—even during surgery—and your OR is always connected. In addition to technical support for your da Vinci systems, we can help streamline operations and improve surgical robotics program efficiency for your hospital.

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Indicated for urological and TORS procedures.

Disclosures and important safety information

Important safety information

Serious complications may occur in any surgery, including surgery with a da Vinci system, up to and including death. Examples of serious or life-threatening complications, which may require prolonged and/or unexpected hospitalization and/or reoperation, include but are not limited to, one or more of the following: injury to tissues/organs, bleeding, infection, and internal scarring that can cause long-lasting dysfunction/pain.

Risks specific to minimally invasive surgery, including surgery with a da Vinci system, include but are not limited to, one or more of the following: temporary pain/nerve injury associated with positioning; a longer operative time, the need to convert to an open approach, or the need for additional or larger incision sites. Converting the procedure could result in a longer operative time, a longer time under anesthesia, and could lead to increased complications. Contraindications applicable to the use of conventional endoscopic instruments also apply to the use of all da Vinci instruments.

For important safety information, including surgical risks and considerations, please also refer to www.intuitive.com/safety. For a product’s intended use and/or indications for use, risks, full cautions, and warnings, please refer to the associated user manual(s).

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

Da Vinci SP system (TORS and URO)

The safety and effectiveness of this device for use in the performance of general laparoscopic surgery procedures have not been established. This device is only intended to be used for single port urological procedures and for transoral otolaryngology surgical procedures in the oropharynx for benign tumors and malignant tumors classified as T1 and T2 with the da Vinci EndoWrist SP instruments and the da Vinci SP surgical system (SP1098).

Product training

Training provided by Intuitive is limited to the use of the da Vinci surgical system and does not replace the necessary medical training and experience required to perform surgery. The da Vinci surgical system should be used only by surgeons who have received specific training in its use. Before performing any procedure using a da Vinci system, physicians are responsible for receiving sufficient training and proctoring to ensure that they have the skill and experience necessary to protect the health and safety of their patients.

Intuitive for Head and Neck Surgeons

Advance surgical care for your patients