On January 30, 2020 students from the Biomedical Professional Pathway learned about cutting edge technology at the Tracy Sutter Community Hospital. Tracy Sutter Community Hospital has invested the the da Vinci surgical system from Intuitive. “The da Vinci surgical system provides a surgeon an advanced set of instruments to use in performing robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery. The term “robotic” often misleads people. Robots don’t perform surgery. The surgeon performs surgery with da Vinci by using instruments that he or she guides via a console. The tiny wristed instruments move like a human hand, but with a greater range of motion. The da Vinci vision system also delivers highly magnified, 3D high-definition views of the surgical area. The instrument size makes it possible for surgeons to operate through one or a few small incisions.” (Intuitive, 2020). The accuracy that the system improves outcomes for patients including shorter hospital stays, decreased pain and few complications.
In addition to learning about the systems students were able to operate a demonstration system. They controlled the system to manipulate the robotic instruments within a simulated abdomen. It was an amazing opportunity.
To the right is an image of a student operating the system controls and viewing the 3D high definition views of the “surgical area”.
In addition to learning about the systems students were able to operate a demonstration system. They controlled the system to manipulate the robotic instruments within a simulated abdomen. It was an amazing opportunity. 
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