Hysterectomy – one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures in the U.S. – has become a far less difficult surgery for patients using the da Vinci® Si™ HD Surgical System:

• Patients are able to go home after just four hours.
• Recovery proceeds more rapidly.
• There is almost no blood loss – in many cases as little as a teaspoon to tablespoon.
• Patients are able to return to work two weeks after surgery, compared to four weeks with a vaginal hysterectomy and six weeks with an abdominal incision.

With the robotic enhancement and the 3D optics, obstetric and gynecological surgeons can reach into smaller areas and get to within a few inches of the organs.  As one Ob/Gyn specialist noted,  “Suturing with the da Vinci feels like you’re using your fingers instead of manipulating long-handled instruments as with laparoscopy.”