The Royal Marsden has become the first hospital in England to get the newest model of the da Vinci surgical system, used in the pioneering treatment of cancer patients. The hospital’s second da Vinci surgical system (the da Vinci Xi) makes it possible for surgeons to make microscopic incisions with greater accuracy and control.
The robot was donated by The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, through philanthropist and loyal Royal Marsden supporter Don McCarthy, together with his children, Hannah and John.
The new da Vinci robot will be supported by a new robotic fellowship, exclusive to The Royal Marsden and the first of its kind in the UK, which could train up to 30 multi-disciplinary surgeons of the future in robotic surgery over the next 10 years. The da Vinci’s dual console facilitates this exclusive training and will allow trainee involvement on actual operations from day one, while ensuring patient safety. These surgeons will be trained in advanced techniques to deal with tumours that have spread into multiple organs.
The surgical team will use da Vinci’s extended vision, higher magnification and 3D imagery to give them greater precision in their work.
