Post by SydT on Jan 17, 2009 8:14:59 GMT -5
Has anybody heard of this before?
See: capitalnews9.com/content/health/131337/surgery-using-a-robot/Default.aspx
Article:
Each year 600,000 women are told they need a hysterectomy, the removal of their uterus. A procedure that up until three years ago left women out of commission and in recovery to up to eight weeks.
Deb Vanderbilt needed surgery to remove a very large fibroid. Traditional surgery would have been very invasive, but thanks to a high tech assistive robot called the daVinci, she was home one day after surgery.
"It's mostly for women in their forties and fifties who have abnormal bleeding or fibroids endometriosis, cancer, said Vanderbilt.
The daVinci Surgical System has been used in operating on the heart, prostate and now for the female reproductive system.
"The da Vinci still uses a laproscopy but it takes the laproscopy one step ahead. It has a camera with much better optics, it magnification is much better. With straight laproscopy it's difficult to reach into some area with the da Vinci, it allows you to reach into areas you otherwise will have a difficult time," said Dr. Amos Cutler.
From this remote bay, the doctor controls the robotics arms with these toggles and he works the camera with his feet.
"We put the camera midline in the belly button or above the belly button most patients have big fibroids. The robot arms go on both sides of the and and we put ports on the side which we call the assist ports where we pass sutures or suction or pass other instruments for assistance, " said Dr. Cutler.
Even though the doctor sits a few feet away from the patient, not even touching the patient, you might think he doesn't have much control. It's the exact opposite, he's looking through a 3D camera which simulates being inside of the patients body.
"You feel like you are right inside of the patients, so you actually have more control. You can see better. You really become part of the patient even though you are operating remotely from the patient it is still you actually feel you are inside of the patient,’" Cutler said.
Because the doctor can see blood vessels and internal organs much better the incisions are precise and patients end up with no more than five tiny scars.
"I wound up with five very small incisions across my abdomen, they are less than an inch each instead of this huge long thing, " Vanderbilt said.
Smaller incisions means less bleeding and a quicker recovery.
Although rare, like all surgeries there are risks; possible infection, bleeding and other general complications. For information regarding the da Vinci Surgical System, contact your doctor.
See: capitalnews9.com/content/health/131337/surgery-using-a-robot/Default.aspx
Article:
Each year 600,000 women are told they need a hysterectomy, the removal of their uterus. A procedure that up until three years ago left women out of commission and in recovery to up to eight weeks.
Deb Vanderbilt needed surgery to remove a very large fibroid. Traditional surgery would have been very invasive, but thanks to a high tech assistive robot called the daVinci, she was home one day after surgery.
"It's mostly for women in their forties and fifties who have abnormal bleeding or fibroids endometriosis, cancer, said Vanderbilt.
The daVinci Surgical System has been used in operating on the heart, prostate and now for the female reproductive system.
"The da Vinci still uses a laproscopy but it takes the laproscopy one step ahead. It has a camera with much better optics, it magnification is much better. With straight laproscopy it's difficult to reach into some area with the da Vinci, it allows you to reach into areas you otherwise will have a difficult time," said Dr. Amos Cutler.
From this remote bay, the doctor controls the robotics arms with these toggles and he works the camera with his feet.
"We put the camera midline in the belly button or above the belly button most patients have big fibroids. The robot arms go on both sides of the and and we put ports on the side which we call the assist ports where we pass sutures or suction or pass other instruments for assistance, " said Dr. Cutler.
Even though the doctor sits a few feet away from the patient, not even touching the patient, you might think he doesn't have much control. It's the exact opposite, he's looking through a 3D camera which simulates being inside of the patients body.
"You feel like you are right inside of the patients, so you actually have more control. You can see better. You really become part of the patient even though you are operating remotely from the patient it is still you actually feel you are inside of the patient,’" Cutler said.
Because the doctor can see blood vessels and internal organs much better the incisions are precise and patients end up with no more than five tiny scars.
"I wound up with five very small incisions across my abdomen, they are less than an inch each instead of this huge long thing, " Vanderbilt said.
Smaller incisions means less bleeding and a quicker recovery.
Although rare, like all surgeries there are risks; possible infection, bleeding and other general complications. For information regarding the da Vinci Surgical System, contact your doctor.