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Monmouth Medical Center has taken minimally invasive surgery to
new levels of precision and control as it becomes the region’s
first and only hospital to implement robotic surgery with the da
Vinci® S Surgical System — the next generation of minimally
invasive surgery. The da Vinci S Surgical System is the most advanced
of the robotic platforms and is reshaping surgery, as surgeons seek
more advanced ways to perform complex procedures with the least
amount of risk and recovery time for patients. The system combines
computer and robotic technologies with the skills of the surgeon
to create a new category of surgical treatment, making it possible
to perform more technically demanding surgeries — such as
a prostatectomy — using a minimally invasive approach.
Robotic surgery provides surgeons with all the clinical and technical
capabilities of complex open surgery while enabling them to operate
through tiny incisions with greater precision, superior visualization,
enhanced dexterity and ergonomic comfort for a more optimal performance
of minimally invasive surgery than previously possible.
• Revolutionary true-to-life 3-D vision.
• Bright, crisp, high-resolution images.
• Immersive view of the surgical field.
The da Vinci S Surgical System enables physicians to perform surgery
in a manner never before experienced.
It seamlessly translates the surgeon’s hand movements, at
the console instrument controls, into corresponding micro-movements
of instruments positioned inside the patient. Overall, the system
can provide the surgeon with better visualization, dexterity, precision
and control than with open surgery, while enabling operation through
tiny incisions.
The system provides visualization of the target anatomy unlike
that ever experienced, with natural depth-of-field, enhanced contrast
and magnification for more accurate tissue identification and tissue
layer differentiation. Improved visualization also enables surgeons
to perform delicate tissue handling and dissection with added precision – even
in confined spaces. This precision allows the surgeon to avoid
trauma to surrounding structures and tissue.
• Fingertip control of EndoWrist® instruments.
• Seven degrees of freedom – 90 degrees of articulation.
• Motion scaling and tremor reduction.
 The da Vinci S Surgical System's tremor reduction, motion control
and proprietary EndoWrist instrumentation enhance ambidexterity
for precision and control beyond the capabilities of the human hand.
The surgeon can now move instruments with such accuracy that the
current definition of surgical precision is exceeded. Enhanced control
and intuitive motion enables more widespread use of advanced technique.
For example, two-handed suturing can become standard practice.
Added instrument range-of-motion enhances access and safety to the
surgery site — while operating in the confined space of the
closed chest, abdomen or pelvis. This enables surgeons to more
accurately and easily perform complex surgical maneuvers through
small “ports,” eliminating the need for large, traumatic
incisions.
The da Vinci S Surgical System is the only surgical system designed
to allow surgeons to operate while seated, which is not only more
comfortable, but also may be clinically advantageous due to reduced
surgeon fatigue. The system’s design allows natural hand-eye
alignment at the surgeon's console, which provides better ergonomics
than traditional laparoscopic technology.
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