Minimally invasive surgery enables precise and gentle surgical procedures with minimal tissue damage. Thanks to small incisions, wound areas are kept as small as possible. As a result, patients benefit from less pain, earlier mobilisation, shorter recovery times and improved wound healing.
Minimally invasive surgery is used in various medical specialities. Robot-assisted systems also increase the precision of the procedures.
Minimally invasive surgery involves inserting precise instruments through very small incisions in the skin. This technique preserves the skin, soft tissue and internal structures as much as possible. For patients, this usually means less pain, earlier mobilisation, faster recovery and a lower risk of wound infection. This often shortens the hospital stay.
Robot-assisted surgical systems such as the Da Vinci system are increasingly being used in minimally invasive procedures. It consists of a control console at which the surgeon sits and a robotic system with several movable arms. A high-resolution 3D image magnified up to ten times gives the surgeon an excellent view of the surgical field and allows them to control the microsurgical instruments with extreme precision.
Thanks to the special mobility of the robot arms, even the finest structures can be operated on with great care – with high accuracy and minimal stress on the surrounding tissue. This can help to further promote the advantages of minimally invasive procedures.