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Clinical Validation

"I can achieve superb clinical results in technically demanding operations such as Heller myotomy and Esophagectomy with fewer complications."

Santiago Horgan, M.D.
Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery
University of California, San Diego

 

"Robotic assisted surgery is safe and effective, and is a new reality for American surgery."

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Mark A. Talamini, M.D. et al
"A Prospective Analysis of 211 Robotic Assisted Surgical Procedures"
Surgical Endoscopy

Mark A. Talamini, M.D. is Professor of Surgery & Chairman, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego
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General Surgical Applications

Open Incisions

The da Vinci® Surgical System allows surgeons to perform complex procedures through 1-2 cm incisions, which means that minimally invasive surgical therapies are now available to millions of patients.

For most patients, minimally invasive procedures performed with the da Vinci Surgical System can offer numerous potential benefits over open-abdominal surgery, including:

  • Shorter hospital stay
  • Less pain and scarring
  • Less risk of wound infections
  • Less blood loss and fewer transfusions
  • Faster recovery
  • Quicker return to normal activities.

The da Vinci Surgical System can also be used across a broad range of general surgical procedures, including bariatric, esophageal and colorectal surgery.

Conditions

Select the following links to learn more about Intuitive Surgical solutions to specific conditions: