Skilled surgeons are critical when it comes to getting the best outcome
from advanced robotic-arm-assisted surgical procedures. Our surgeons have
been providing these minimally invasive surgeries since this technology
was first introduced. In fact, BCH introduced the innovative Mako and
da Vinci® systems to Boulder County - and has recently invested in
the latest da Vinci Xi™ technology.
Procedures performed with robotic-assisted surgery systems may offer important
benefits compared to open surgery, including:
Significantly less pain
Less blood loss
Less scarring
Shorter surgery recovery time
Faster return to normal daily activities
Mako Robotic-Assisted Orthopedic Surgery
Foothills Hospital offers the full suite of Mako options for knee and hip
surgery, including total knee replacement. Mako robotic-arm-assisted surgery
can reduce pain and shorten recovery time, getting you back to the activities you love.
The Mako surgery process starts with a CT scan of the patients' knee joint
that is used to generate a 3D virtual model of their unique anatomy. This
model is loaded into the Mako system software and is used to create a
personalized pre-operative plan that ensures the knee or hip implant's
ideal compatibility with each patients' specific anatomy.
Mako Robotic-Assisted Surgery Procedures Performed at BCH
Da Vinci Xi Robotic-Assisted Surgical Specialties: Cardiovascular, Gynecology,
Urology and General Surgery
Foothills Hospital is home to the da Vinci Xi surgical system, the most
advanced minimally invasive option for the greater precision called for
when performing complex surgeries in the areas of cardiothoracic, colorectal,
general, gynecologic and urologic surgery. The Xi system’s enhancements include:
Sharper 3D-HD visuals (10 times greater than the human eye)
Four robotic arms that can move in virtually any direction
Articulating instruments outfitted with technology to minimize blood loss and pain.
Greater, more intuitive range of motion
The da Vinci Xi system takes even the most experienced, skilled surgeon's
human movements and refines them further. If there is a hand tremor, it
is able to reduce it. The advanced technology allows surgeons to make
micro movements and manipulations on a smaller scale than is possible
with hands in real life. Surgeons who use the system have described the
experience as enabling them to maintain all six degrees of free-wristed
movement while working in the body, and "to literally operate with
three `hands' at once."
To perform advanced procedures with da Vinci Xi system, surgeons make very
small incisions to insert a tiny high-definition, three-dimensional camera
and miniature surgical instruments into a patient’s body. Seated
at a large virtual-reality console, your surgeon uses the sharply defined
visuals to precisely maneuver hand controls that guide the robotic arms.
The arms hold instruments outfitted with cutting-edge bipolar and electrocautery
technology to minimize blood loss and minimize pain. Every surgical maneuver
can be performed with direct control by your surgeon: the da Vinci surgical
system cannot move on its own.
Da Vinci Xi Surgery Procedures Performed at BCH
Cholecystectomy to remove the gallbladder
Colectomy to treat colon cancer
Hysterectomy to remove the uterus
and endometriosis surgery
Myomectomy to remove uterine fibroids
Nephrectomy to remove the kidney
Nissen fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
Foothills Hospital offers the full suite of Mako options for knee and hip
surgery, including total knee replacement. Mako robotic-arm-assisted surgery
can reduce pain and shorten recovery time, getting you back to the activities you love.
Foothills Hospital is home to the da Vinci Xi surgical system, the most
advanced minimally invasive option for the greater precision called for
when performing complex surgeries in the areas of cardiothoracic, colorectal,
general, gynecologic and urologic surgery. The Xi system’s enhancements include:
