Over 3,200 hospitals have da Vinci Surgical Systems around the world (2,200+ in the U.S.) offering minimally invasive surgery (MIS) to patients in the following specialty areas:

• Cardiac surgery
• Colorectal & General surgery
• Gynecologic surgery
• Pediatric surgery
• Thoracic surgery
• Transoral surgery†‡
• Urologic surgery

Benefits of Da Vinci Surgery vs. Open Surgery include:

• A shorter hospital stay
• Less blood loss
• Fewer complications
• Less need for narcotic pain medicine
• A faster recovery
• Smaller incisions associated with minimal scarring