The da Vinci S™ Surgical System (da Vinci) has arrived at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center and Miller Children’s Hospital. The surgical system provides breakthrough capabilities that offer greater patient benefits.
The da Vinci offers patients:
- Less post-operative pain
- Reduced trauma to the body
- Less scarring
- Shorter hospital stays
- Reduced blood loss and need for transfusions
- Quicker recovery and return to normal activities
Barbara Kangas, R.N.; Steven Chhu, R.N.; Shawn Baker, Intuitive Surgical; Carol Grabowski, M.D.; Stormy Green, R.N.; Odelia Kim, R.N.; Thang Cung, M.D.
The da Vinci S Surgical System is used for the following procedures at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center and Miller Children’s Hospital:
- Mitral valve repair
- Gynecological procedures (hysterectomy)
- Pediatric surgical procedures
- Prostatectomy (prostate cancer treatment)
Through robotic-assisted visualization, dexterity, precision and control, a surgeon can perform a wide array of procedures through small 1-2 cm incisions. During an operation, the surgeon sits at a console across the room from the patient, monitors the video screens and directs the robotic arms.
The da Vinci seamlessly and directly translates the surgeon’s natural hand, wrist and finger movements from controls at the console to the surgical instruments inside the patient.
The system gives surgeons:
- Greater range of motion and precision than with hand-manipulated, minimally invasive procedures;
- A magnified, high definition three-dimensional view when operating;
- Instruments that become an extension of the doctor’s wrists, hands and fingers to move the tiny surgical instruments in a delicate, precise manner.
The da Vinci S System is an example of Long Beach Memorial and Miller Children’s Hospital’s commitment to stay at the forefront of technology and provide our patients with the best outcomes.
The da Vinci System is part of Long Beach Memorial’s Robotic Surgery Program, which is overseen by David K. Ornstein, M.D., medical director of urologic oncology and robotic surgery.
