above the hands of the surgeon,
which gives the surgeon the
illusion that the tips of the
instruments are an extension
of the control grips and the
impression of actually being at
the surgical site.
changed the way you operate?
precise and intimate manner, and
once you become truly proficient
at it you don't want to operate any
other way. I now perform all my
major surgery with the da Vinci
platform. Many procedures are
technically demanding and are
otherwise not possible to perform
as a minimally invasive procedure.
the patient, with quicker recovery,
less pain and less scarring both
inside and out.
with the team at Device
Technologies and how you
work in partnership to achieve
the best patient outcomes.
at your hospital, you will deal with
Device, which is the sole distributor
of the technology in Australia and
New Zealand. Device has played
an active role in helping surgeons
and hospitals to establish robotic
surgery in this part of the world.
the US, commencing a robotic
surgery program at the Wesley
hospital was a big task. Starting a
program requires a focused team
working together to ensure that
each patient receives the best
outcome. Device Technologies
was invaluable in ensuring that
our robotic surgical team from
nurses through to anaesthetists
received the appropriate
education, resources and technical
support, and they put a strong
focus on patient outcomes and
patient safety.
ongoing and is coordinated via
our local Device Technologies
specialist, Lisa Kirsch. It has been a
positive collaboration all round.