What kind of robotic machine is the surgery performed with?
Children’s Hospital Boston uses a da Vinci” Surgical System, the state-of-the-art technology for robotically-assisted surgery. It is a sophisticated robotic platform designed to enable complex surgery using minimally invasive surgical techniques. The system uses robotic technology to allow physicians to view high resolution 3-D images of the operating site and seamlessly translates the surgeon’s wrist and hand movements in the console into precise movements of the surgical equipment inside the patient. The enhanced visibility, dexterity, and precision make it ideal for use in complex surgical procedures. Children’s surgeons have worked with the manufacturer, Intuitive Surgical, to create smaller instruments for use in pediatric patients. The da Vinci Surgical System has four components: • Surgeon Console The surgeon operates while seated at a console viewing a 3-D image of the surgical field. The surgeon’s fingers grasp the master controls, and the system seamlessly translates the surg
