3-D, HD approach.3-D, HD Approach: While Paradise Valley Paradise Valley may refer to:
The San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. hospital said this month that it has acquired the da Vinci Surgical System The da Vinci surgical system made by Intuitive Surgical is the only robotic surgical system currently on the market. It is most commonly used for prostatectomies and cardiac valve replacement operations, but can be used for any abdominal or thoracic operation. , the first robotic surgical system to give off a 3-D, high-definition screen image. Cost of the system was not released. With robotic controls, surgeons using the system watch a screen to anticipate their next move in a patient's body. The idea is that by using carefully sized robotics, surgeons can have better dexterity, precision and control throughout the operation than they would with their hands inside a patient's body, according to Scripps Mercy, part of the nonprofit Scripps Health system. Scripps Health operates four acute care hospitals locally. Send health care news to Jessica Long at jlong@sdbj.com. |
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