Tag: robotic instrument

  • daVinci Surgery: PK dissecting forceps

    One of my favorite instruments for robotic surgery is the PK dissector. As all daVinci instruments, It is made by intuitive surgical. It was developed in combination with gyrus medical. It is a bipolar instrument that can be used instead of the maryland bipolar or precise bipolar. The main advantages include: Less charring and sticking…

  • da Vinci hot shears

    I use the da Vinci hot shears in my dominant (right) hand. I find it useful to take down adhesions from the sigmoid to the pelvis by cutting. It provides excellent hemostasis by using cautery for the bladder neck or seminal vesicles, and is an excellent scissor to open the endopelvic fascia and to release…