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Meet Vinny, our da Vinci® Robot

da Vinci Xi Robotic Surgery System

da Vinci® Xi™ Robotic Surgery System

San Juan Regional Medical Center offers minimally-invasive robotic assisted surgeries with the da Vinci Xi Robotic Surgery System. The da Vinci integrates innovative technology with a precision surgical team to provide continued excellent patient outcomes.

What to expect during surgery

During robotic-assisted surgery, the surgeon is 100 percent in control of the da Vinci System, which translates the surgeon’s hand movements into smaller, more precise movements. The Xi System’s immersive 3D-HD vision system provides surgeons a highly magnified view, virtually extending their eyes and hands into the patient.

Patient Benefits

  • Shorter hospital stays
  • Less post-operative pain
  • Lower risk of complications
  • Smaller incisions
  • Less blood loss
  • Faster recoveries

Our da Vinci Xi System

Surgical team member preparing the da Vinci Xi robotic system for a procedure
Nurse draping the sterile covers on the da Vinci Xi robotic arms
Surgeon seated at the da Vinci Xi surgeon console during training
San Juan Regional surgeon training with da Vinci Xi robotic instruments
Two San Juan Regional team members positioning the da Vinci Xi robotic arms
San Juan Regional surgical team observing a da Vinci Xi training session

Key features and benefits

  • 3D high-definition camera that allows a surgeon to see
    • A crystal-clear and highly magnified view of anatomy during operation
    • Anatomy not normally visible to the human eye
    • The fine details of surgery
  • Access anatomical locations that were previously difficult to reach by other approaches
    • Beyond the limits of the human hand
    • Access hard-to-reach places
  • Precise control
    • Tremor-free, intricate movements

Robotic-assisted surgeries we perform

General Surgery

  • Gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy)
  • Hernia repair (inguinal, ventral and complex hernias)
  • Colon and bowel surgery (colon resection)
  • Appendix removal (appendectomy)
  • Adrenal gland surgery
  • Hiatal hernia repair
  • Anti-reflux surgery (fundoplication)
  • Complex abdominal procedures

Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery

  • Gastric bypass
  • Sleeve gastrectomy
  • Revisional bariatric procedures

Gynecologic Surgery

  • Hysterectomy
  • Removal of ovarian cysts
  • Treatment of endometriosis
  • Myomectomy (fibroid removal)
  • Pelvic reconstructive procedures, when appropriate

Urologic Surgery

  • Kidney procedures
  • Bladder surgery
  • Other minimally invasive urologic operations, depending on the surgeon and diagnosis
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