This past Friday (23rd) morning, the Sao Vicente Cancer Center received the Da Vinci XI robotic surgery equipment. One of the few in Brazil and the second in Paraná, the Da Vinci XI introduces innovations that provide minimally invasive surgery with greater precision.

Robotic surgery is performed using robotic arms holding surgical instruments at the doctor’s command. The Da Vinci XI features thinner arms and tweezers, providing better access to sensitive areas.

The most common surgery performed using robots is the removal of the prostate, but it can also be used for various types of cancer, hernias, surgical treatment of obesity and metabolic disorders, for example.

The surgeon controls the movements of the device and the robot transmits 3D images. In this way, the professional can clearly visualize the organs and blood vessels, providing high-precision procedures. In addition, the robot filters potential jerks from the surgeon, and the tweezers have degrees of motion that a human hand cannot.

The cost of the equipment was about 17 million reais and was obtained through funds from the Legislative Assembly of the State of Paraná.

Currently, only 5 hospitals in Paraná have the robotic surgery technology, 4 of them are in Curitiba and only 1 is in the interior of the state, in Londrina. Therefore, the Sao Vicente Cancer Center is the second in-house hospital to have this technology. franchise for Guarapuava and the region.