The da Vinci S 2000 HD Surgical System integrates 3D HD endoscopy and advanced robotic technology to virtually extend the surgeon’s eyes and hands into the surgical field. Only the da Vinci system enables new minimally invasive options for complex surgical procedures.
How it works : The operating system
The operating system itself requires just three small 8 to 12 mm incisions to insert two instrument-carrying arms and a camera into a patient’s body. Only the robot and the operating assistants lean over the patient, while the surgeon controls the system, which reproduces the aspects of a real operation with great precision from the console located elsewhere in the operating theatre.
The da Vinci S HD surgical robot is designed to integrate seamlessly into the operating theatre, providing the same level of support to the operating team as any other participant in the operation. The system consists of three main components: the operating console, a mobile instrument holder installed next to the operating table and an image processing module.
The core of the da Vinci S 2000 HD Surgical System is the control console from which the surgeon controls the operation at all times. Trials carried out with other types of technique featuring a video transmission system have shown that they are less effective. The main challenge for the surgeons was to familiarise themselves with the inversion of movements – a bit like tying your shoes with chopsticks. If you move the chopsticks to the left, their tips move to the right. The classic counter-intuitive movements of standard laparoscopy work in exactly this way. Surgeons have therefore gradually had to learn these counter-intuitive movements by repeating them.
Using the da Vinci S HD operating system, the surgeon can perform the operation while remaining seated at a control console, while observing the operating field using a 3D high-definition display system with unrivalled resolution. The world’s first surgical robot equipped with a high-resolution 3D HD representation system, it features a display with twice the resolution of older models, with a sharper image and more detailed representation of critical tissue layers and structures. The InSite™ optical device, high-resolution 3D HD endoscope and image processing module deliver realistic images of the intervention area. Thanks to image synchronisation, extremely intense light sources and camera control modules, images of the operation are amplified, refined and optimised.
On the operating console, too, the surgeon performs movements using master elements (control elements that reproduce the movements made during the operation). He uses his fingers to grasp the master control elements located below the display, with his wrists in a natural position for the eye. Its movements are then immediately translated into precise movements, in real time, and transmitted to the instruments acting in the patient’s body.
The robot’s arms, which carry the surgical instruments, are controlled by wrist, hand and finger movements similar to those used in conventional surgery. An extensive range of EndoWrist™ instruments is available for this system. These endoscopic instruments inspired by the human wrist have seven degrees of freedom of movement. Each instrument is designed for a specific task, such as stapling, sewing or tissue manipulation.
The trolley beside the operating table carries the two robotic arms and the endoscopic arm, which reproduce the operator’s movements. A third robotic arm is available as an option. This allows the surgeon to use an additional endoscopic instrument, providing further operating options. As the pivot point of the laparoscopic instruments is close to the operating incisions, the patient’s abdominal wall is no longer used as a leverage point. This minimises tissue and nerve damage. The assistants set up the required instruments, prepare the introduction of the probes into the patient’s body and monitor the arms and laparoscopic instruments used during the operation.
The most complex operations are performed using the da Vinci™S 2000 HD surgical system, which enables surgeons to perform minimally invasive procedures. Thanks to the cutting-edge technologies used in the motion control, the surgical instruments are able to work with extreme calm and precision, as would the hand of a highly experienced surgeon – even when moving extremely slowly.
Fast, foolproof configuration
Quick instrument changeover
Multi-quadrant access
Interactive video displays
Unrivalled 3D HD visualisation
The world’s first robotic surgical system with 3D HD vision
Twice the effective viewing resolution for improved clarity and detail of tissue planes and critical anatomy
16:9 panoramic image format is 30% wider, offering 20% more viewing area
Digital zoom reduces interference between endoscope and instruments
0° and 30° stereo endoscopes
Improved dexterity, precision and control
Precise fingertip control of fully articulated EndoWrist® instruments
Motion scaling and tremor reduction
Patented Intuitive® movement
Robotic arms with large range of motion and long instrument lengths allow multi-quadrant access
Slim, telescopic instrument arms provide improved patient access and optimal port placement
Wide selection of 8mm and 5mm EndoWrist instruments
uperior ergonomics
Optimum hand-eye alignment
Immersive stereo viewer
Comfortable seating position
Fast, foolproof set-up
Motorised patient trolley
Quick-click cannula holders for easy patient docking
Integrated 4th arm for rapid deployment
Touch screen range configuration
High-speed single fibre connection
Single-use sterile adapters with integrated drapes
Simplified interface
Integrated touch screen monitor
Telestation for improved team monitoring and communication
