Cor Vasa 2006, 48(4):155-158

Robot-assisted aorto-bifemoral bypass - the da Vinci 1200 system

Petr Štádler^*, Pavel Matouš, Petr Vitásek

Oddělení cévní chirurgie, Nemocnice Na Homolce, Praha, Česká republika

The term robot-assisted surgery refers to surgery performed using a computer-controlled robot system. This technique does not require direct contact between the surgeon and the patient. The robot system appreciably improves the precision of the surgical procedure, eliminates shaking of hands, its 3D feature provides for flawless image and, like all minimally invasive techniques, it reduces the extent of operative injury. The authors report their initial experience in the Czech Republic and in Eastern Europe with the da Vinci robotic system employed to perform aorto-bifemoral reconstruction. The department of vascular surgery at Prague s Na Homolce Hospital thus joined the few centers worldwide undertaking robot-assisted vascular reconstruction procedures.

Keywords: Robotics; Vascular reconstruction; Da Vinci system; Robot-assisted aorto-bifemoral reconstruction

Published: April 1, 2006  Show citation