University of Virginia hospitals receive surgical robot upgrade

CHARLOTTE VILLE, Virginia. – The life-saving technologies at UVA hospitals are getting even better with recent improvements in robotic-assisted surgery.

For surgeons at UVA Hospitals, surgical robots are nothing new, but the improvements make operations easier and safer.

This new system gives surgeons even more control during surgery, consolidates necessary tools and provides more information during surgery.

“The [da Vinci 5] “The system basically integrates that into one unit and gives the surgeon more control over each of those components,” said Dr. Christopher Scott, a thoracic and cardiac surgeon. “We can actually control them from the console without having to take our head out of the system and interrupt the operation.”

The first cases using this new system at UVA will be announced next week.