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- Good day, Dr. Watson! I do not feel confident in undergoing a traditional surgical procedure for my thoracic surgery,
- I would like to know other options of a delicate surgery with greater accuracy and precision while also reducing the risk of infection, quicker recovery, and less pain with smaller noticeable scars. Do you have any recommendations?
- I understand your concern. As an alternative choice, you could take our new innovation of a robotic-assisted surgery with the da Vinci surgical system. Are you willing to seek this?
- Hmm, I have never heard of that. Can you give a little background about this type of surgery?
- The da Vinci surgical system gives your surgeon an advanced set of instruments to use in performing robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery.
- Robots don’t perform surgery, hence, your surgeon performs surgery with da Vinci by using instruments that he or she guides via a console.
- The da Vinci system translates your surgeon’s hand movements at the console in real time, bending and rotating the instruments while performing the procedure. The surgical field is presented to the surgeon through the 3D HD vision of the robot.
- Since the da Vinci robot rotates around a pivot point near the patient’s ribs, there is a minimized physical pressure on sensitive nerves and tissues which greatly lessens post-operative pain and speeds recovery.
- Impressive! Since it sparked my interest, could you tell me how it was developed?
- The da Vinci surgical system was developed by Intuitive Surgical Inc. in the United States as an endoscopic surgical device to assist remote control surgeries. Robots have been working in the manufacturing industry since the 1950s, but their entry into the realm of medicine was not until the 1990s, along with a demand for minimally invasive surgery.
- No problem. I’m glad I was able to help. If you require any further information or need anything else, just let me know. Have a great day!
- In 1998, the Da Vinci system was first used for cardiothoracic procedures. Since then, the growth of the robotics industry and the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) technology have driven advances in robotic surgery.
- That is truly remarkable! I think this “da Vinci surgical system” is worth a shot. Thank you for this recommendation, Dr. Watson.
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