Robotic-Assisted Surgery
Advanced Technologies for Better Care
- Mako Robotic-Assisted Orthopedic Surgery
- Mako Procedures Performed at BCH
- Physicians Performing Mako Surgery at BCH
- Da Vinci Xi Robotic-Assisted Surgery
- Da Vinci Xi Procedures Performed at BCH
- Physicians Performing Da Vinci Xi Surgery at BCH
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
- Partial knee resurfacing
- Total knee replacement
- Total hip replacement
Physicians Performing Mako Surgery at BCH
- Dr. C. Brian Blackwood
- Dr. Austin Chen
- Dr. Dirk Dolbeare
- Dr. Michael Repine
- Dr. Erik Bowman
- Dr. Jessica Lee
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
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Hysterectomy to remove the uterus
and endometriosis surgery - Mitral valve repair to mend failing heart valves
- Myomectomy to remove uterine fibroids
- Nephrectomy to remove the kidney
- Nissen fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Nissen fundoplication for hiatal hernia
- Prostatectomy to treat prostate cancer
- Sacrocolpopexy for uterine or pelvic prolapse
Physicians Performing da Vinci Xi Surgery at BCH
Cardiothoracic Surgery
General Surgery
- Dr. Akin Beckley
- Dr. Susan Hagen
- Dr. Charlie Jones
- Dr. Ross Leibovitz
- Dr. Kyle Marthaller
- Dr. Christopher Pohlman
Urology Surgery
Gynecology Surgery
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Boulder Surgery Center
4740 Pearl Parkway , Suite 100
Boulder, CO 80301
(303) 938-5470 More Information -
Boulder Valley Surgical Associates
4743 Arapahoe Avenue , Suite 100
Boulder, CO 80303
(303) 415-4599 More Information -
Foothills Surgery Center
4743 Arapahoe Avenue , Suite 100
Boulder, CO 80303
(720) 441-5757 More Information -
Surgery Department of Foothills Hospital
4747 Arapahoe Avenue
Boulder, CO 80303
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