Memorial completes, celebrates first robotic surgery case
March 11, 2021
Monday, March 8, 2021, was a momentous day at Memorial Medical Center as Victor Barnica, MD, performed the first procedure using our new surgical robot. Dr. Barnica is an expert at removing polyps and cancerous masses. The robot will assist talented surgeons in performing delicate surgery in specialties including colorectal, ear, nose and throat, gynecology, oncology, thoracic, urology and general surgery.
“With this surgical robot, a new era of surgery has arrived at Memorial Medical Center,” said CEO John Harris. “This technology will only serve to take our quality care at our hospital even higher.”
The new robotic platform offers 10x magnification in 3D and is changing the surgical experience for both surgeons and our patients. In the future, numerous surgeons will use the robot at Memorial to perform surgeries requiring extreme precision.
Your surgeon is with you in the operating room, seated at the system console. This console gives your surgeon complete control of the tiny instruments he or she uses to perform your surgery, which move like a human hand but with far greater range of motion.
Among the many benefits for our patients:
- Smaller incisions and fewer surgical movements can mean less pain
- Hospital stays may be shortened
- Recovery times are potentially quicker
- Complications from blood loss and infection may be reduced
Among the many benefits for our surgeons:
- 10X magnification in 3D allows a clear, close view
- Greater dexterity eliminates possible tremor or shaking
- Precise, micro-movements enhances surgical maneuvers