Robotic Surgery Demonstration Using Da Vinci Surgical System

The Da Vinci Surgical System is a robotic surgical system made by Intuitive Surgical and designed to facilitate complex surgery using a minimally invasive approach. The system is controlled by a surgeon from a console. It is commonly used for prostatectomies, and increasingly for cardiac valve repair and gynecologic surgical procedures. As of January 2013, more than 2,000 units had been sold worldwide(There is one here in Bristol). Da Vinci robots operate in several thousand hospitals, with an estimated 20