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Robotic-Assisted
Surgery
How It
Works
The da Vinci Surgical System comprises three
main components:
EndoWrist®
Instruments |
- The
InSite® Vision System provides the surgeon
a true minimally invasive 3-D view of the surgical
field using a high resolution 3-D endoscope (tiny camera)
and image processing equipment.
- The
Surgical Cart with EndoWrist® Instruments
provides three robotic arms — two instrument arms
and one endoscope arm — that execute the surgeon's
commands. The EndoWrist Instruments are designed
to mimic the movement of the human hands, wrists and
fingers, and each has a specific surgical mission. This
increased
range of motion allows precision not generally available
in standard minimally invasive procedures.
- The
Surgeon Console contains the master controls that
the surgeon uses to manipulate the EndoWrist Instruments,
which move only when commanded by the surgeon. The 3-D
image provided by InSite Vision System is aligned
over these master controls and provides the natural hand-eye
coordination that is innate in open surgery.
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Photo: © 2004
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
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