What is Robotic Surgery?

Robotic surgery, or robot-assisted surgery, allows doctors to perform complex procedures with more precision, flexibility and control than is possible with conventional techniques.

The Villages Health utilizes the da Vinci Surgical System, which includes a camera arm and mechanical arms with surgical instruments attached to them. The surgeon controls the arms while seated at a computer console near the operating table, where he/she has a high-definition, magnified, 3-D view of the surgical site. The surgeon then leads other team members who assist during the operation.

Approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2000, this technique has been rapidly adopted by hospitals in the United States and Europe for use in the treatment of a wide range of conditions and has numerous advantages over conventional surgical procedures.