Robotic surgical systems enable doctors to perform surgery in a manner never before experienced. With the surgeon sitting at a console a few feet from the patient, robotic systems translate the surgeon’s hand movements into corresponding micro-movements to instruments inside the patient’s body.  Robotic surgical systems provide better visualization, dexterity, precision and control than open surgery while enabling the surgeon to perform procedures through tiny 1 to 2 cm incisions.

These systems provide an unparalleled view into the patient’s body through 3D high-definition "vision" with natural depth perception and magnification for more accurate tissue identification.

• Revolutionary 3D, high definition vision with up to 10x magnification
• Bright, crisp, high-resolution images
• Immersive view of the surgical field
• Improved visualization allows surgeons to handle and dissect delicate tissue with added precision, even in confined spaces like the chest, abdomen or pelvis. This precision allows the surgeon to minimize trauma to the surrounding anatomy (such as in the neurovascular bundle near the prostate during prostate cancer surgery).

With swept lasers, the potential of adding tactile feedback to surgical systems exists; and, in the longer term, the potential exists to integrate OCT to move from 2D to 3D visualization within the tissue.

Additional general information:

1. Video:  The DaVinci Surgical Robot
2. http://www.intuitivesurgical.com/products/

The surgeon's console.

Robotic surgery is currently a reality.

OCT can increase precision in surgery.