New surgical system at Riverside enhances robotic surgery program – IAM Network

The new design allows surgeons to perform more common surgical procedures based on the arrangement of the overhead arm's flexibility and precision allowing better access to more body parts that previously were not an option. The robotic surgeries are minimally invasive and help patients with quicker recovery time. "The incisions are tiny – about a ½ inch, the size of a dime. The size of the incisions, along with the precise movements of the surgeon, result in less blood loss and less trauma to the surgical site," said Riverside officials in a statement released. "Using a console to control the robotic arms that hold the surgical tools, surgeons can bend and turn the instruments of the da Vinci Xi Surgical System in more ways than human hands."