Intuitive, a global technology leader in minimally invasive care and the pioneer of robotic-assisted surgery, announced that the da Vinci Single-Port (SP) surgical system has received CE mark approval for use in Europe for endoscopic abdominopelvic, thoracoscopic, transoral otolaryngology, trans anal colorectal and breast surgical procedures.
The da Vinci SP system includes three, multi-jointed, wristed instruments and a fully wristed three-dimensional (3D), high-definition (HD) camera. The instruments and the camera all emerge through a single cannula and are properly triangulated around the target anatomy at the distal tip.
The system enables flexible port placement and excellent internal and external range of motion (e.g., 360-degrees of anatomical access) through the single da Vinci SP system arm. Surgeons control the fully articulating instruments and the camera on the da Vinci SP system from a console.
The US Food and Drug Administration has cleared the da Vinci SP system for certain urology procedures, including simple prostatectomy, as well as transoral otolaryngology procedures. The da Vinci SP system is also approved for use in Japan and Korea for procedures across several disciplines.
“We are pleased to receive CE mark for our da Vinci SP system, which offers surgeons across Europe the ability to perform more complex operations, across more patient types, in a minimally invasive way,” said Intuitive CEO Gary Guthart.
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