How does the robot work?
The da Vinci® Surgical System combines proprietary software and electronics that create surgical immersion. The Surgeon's Console gives doctors the control and ability to navigate inside the patient. The InSite® Vision System immerses surgeons in a true-to-life 3-D image. The NavigatorTM Camera Control allows the surgeon to easily change, move, zoom and rotate his or her field of vision. The camera can be repositioned quickly and smoothly within the surgical opening without disrupting the procedure. The EndoWrist® Instruments transform movement of the doctor's wrists, hands and fingers into movement of the tiny instruments.
The da Vinci Surgical System is the only commercially available technology that can provide the surgeon with the intuitive control, range of motion, fine tissue manipulation capability and 3-D visualization characteristic of open surgery, while simultaneously allowing the surgeon to work through small ports of minimally invasive surgery.
Using the da Vinci System, surgeons can operate with the look and feel of open surgery, performing complex surgical maneuvers through 1-cm ports.