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daVinci Robotic Surgical System at St. Mary's of Michigan
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da Vinci
Robotic Surgical System
The da Vinci robotic system at St. Mary's of Michigan, the only one of its kind north of Flint, enables physicians to bring the healing edge to patients through a few, very tiny incisions with unmatched precision and control.  This technology turns once-radical operations into minimally-invasive procedures.


In the operating room a team of nurses and technicians tend to the patient, while the surgeon sits at a nearby console.  Every surgical maneuver is preformed with direct input from the surgeon at the console, who controls the robotic instruments by moving his or her hands and fingers.  These movements made are scaled, filtered and translated into precise movements carried out by the robotic micro-instruments.

This technology makes surgeons seem superhuman.  While looking in the console, surgeons see three-dimensional, brilliant color with natural depth of field magnified to 10 times. This view is better than open surgery and helps surgeons operate more precisely.  In addition to improved vision, they gain dexterity with no tremor thanks to the robotic instruments that rotate like the human wrist with complete range of motion.

The benefits of surgeries using the da Vinci robotic surgical system include:

  • Faster recovery
  • Less post-operative pain
  • Minimal risk of infection
  • Less anesthesia
  • Less blood loss
  • Quicker return to normal activities
  • Less scarring
  • Less trauma to surrounding areas of the body
  • Shorter hospital stay

As with any surgery, these benefits cannot be guaranteed, as surgery is both patient and procedure specific.  Always talk to your doctor about all treatment options as well as their risks and benefits.

St. Mary's Michigan surgeons are constantly being trained in new ways of using the da Vinci robotic surgical system.


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Gynecologist Deborah Russell, M.D.

“Robotic-assisted gynecological surgery is really great for perimenopausal women in their 40s and 50s who don’t have time to recovery from traditional surgery. They read. They know what’s out there. Women are asking for this. It’s great that we have the technology here at St. Mary's of Michigan to meet their needs.”

--One of five area gynecologists using robotic surgical technology only available at St. Mary's of Michigan


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