Da Vinci • Fred Moll (surgeon) approached by SRI international • Develop Field Robot for wounded soldiers • Too expensive and not practical • Together with engingeers and Venture Cap money – Started Intuitive Corp.
• $127 Million in Venture cap money • 1999 posted $18. 4 million loss • Marketed for Gall Bladders • 2000 prospectus made no mention of prostate surgery
General Numbers • 8000 RALP in 2004 • 10 -17% of prostates in 2006 RALP • 80% in 2009 - Contemp Urology 2007 19(2). - J Endourology 2006 20(11).
da Vinci® Surgical System
da Vinci® System Console
Hand controls
Five degrees of Freedom
Patient Positioning
Operative Data • Blood Transfusion < 1% • Conversion to open < 1% • Rectal injury < 0. 1% • Deaths – 0%
QOL data • Incontinence < 1% • Erections – long talk • Best treatment to preserve long term erections
Reasons for young men to have prosatectomy (What is young? ) • • • 1. Potential voiding dysfunction 2. Adjuvant therapy if failure 3. Secondary malignancy
Prostatectomy Non-debatable disadvantages • 100% ejaculatory failure • Possible blood transfusion • 0. 03% surgical mortality • Surgical risk • Infx • PE • MI • Etc.