Via Christi St. Francis hospital in Wichita is the first hospital in Kansas to receive a new robotic surgical system, called the Da Vinci 5. The next-generation system enhances surgeons’ surgical senses and provides safer, more precise patient procedures.
Via Christi St. Francis will use the da Vinci 5 for a variety of robotic-assisted procedures, including bariatric cardiac, colorectal, general, gynecological, thoracic and urologic surgeries. Dr. Noel Sanchez (pictured) performed the hospital’s first procedure, using the da Vinci 5 on June 20, 2024. The FDA approved the da Vinci 5 in March 2024.
Dr. Sanchez said in a press release, “The da Vinci 5 will enhance our ability to provide minimally invasive surgeries for our patients. This means patients will likely go home from the hospital faster and can experience a decreased recovery time.”
The new system has more than 150 enhancements, including:
● A first-of-its-kind force-sensing technology that decreases damage to patients’ tissue during surgery by 43%
● Improved accuracy and precision
● Next-generation 3D display and image processing enables surgeons to see more during procedures
● 10,000 times more computing power than its predecessor
