Posts Tagged ‘robotic surgery’
Students Name Inova Loudoun Hospital’s Newest Robot
Project involving da Vinci offers educational opportunity for EDGE Academy students With help from Loudoun County Public School’s (LCPS) EDGE Academy students, Inova Loudoun Hospital (ILH) named its newest robot in the operating room: the da Vinci® Xi Surgical System. Along the way, ILH may have inspired a future robotic surgeon or two. EDGE Academy…
Read MoreNeed hernia surgery? Our minimally invasive robot offers less pain, faster recovery
New Options for Hernia Surgery: da Vinci Xi Surgical System Open surgery used to be the only option for hernia procedures. Fortunately, that is not the case anymore. And, now, minimally invasive hernia procedures are even easier on patients at Inova Alexandria Hospital with the da Vinci Xi® surgical system, the latest model of the…
Read MoreInova Loudoun Hospital Partners with Loudoun County Public Schools’ EDGE Academy to Name New Surgical Robot
Leesburg, VA — Inova Loudoun Hospital (ILH) partnered with Loudoun County Public Schools’ EDGE Academy to name its latest robotic technology, the da Vinci® Xi Surgical System. This state-of-the-art equipment provides an alternative to both traditional open surgery and conventional minimally invasive surgery, putting a surgeon’s hands at the controls of the robotic platform. The…
Read MoreColorectal cancer scare averted with robotic-assisted surgery at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
Runner takes big strides toward recovery after colon surgery Last fall, when Philip Ritcheson got a screening colonoscopy at age 50, he wasn’t expecting anything unusual. So when the test came back positive for colorectal cancer, Philip was shocked. “I have been fit and healthy all my life,” says Philip, a senior executive in the…
Read MoreInova Loudoun Hospital Expands Robotic Surgery Capabilities
Leesburg, VA — Inova Loudoun Hospital (ILH) is pleased to announce the expansion of its robotic surgery capabilities with the addition of the da Vinci Xi® robot which arrived last week and the MAKO Total Hip and Knee technology arriving in February. This state-of-the-art equipment will further streamline surgeries and treatments and enhance the patient’s…
Read MoreInova Featured in “Robotic surgery on the rise at Inova Loudoun Hospital,” The Washington Post, August 11, 2013
Inova Loudoun Hospital’s robotic surgery program is featured in The Washington Post on August 11, 2013. In “Robotic surgery on the rise at Inova Loudoun Hospital,” learn about our robotic-assisted surgical program and the latest advancement- single-site surgery.
Read MoreInova Fair Oaks Hospital Performs Regions First Single-Site Robotic Surgery
Patients home same day FAIRFAX, VA – (October 31, 2012) – Inova Fair Oaks Hospital has performed the first-ever Northern Virginia area da Vinci robotic operation for removal of a gall bladder using a single surgical incision. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Single-Site technique for cholecystectomies using the da Vinci robotic surgical…
Read MoreInova Health System Adds Leading-Edge Surgical Robots for Minimally Invasive Surgery
Inova Invests in Latest da Vinci Robotic Surgical Systems Falls Church, VA – (July 10, 2009) — Inova Health System, a leader in the Washington metro area in robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery, has added two new latest generation da Vinci® Robotic Surgical Systems to serve patients in Northern Virginia. Specially trained surgeons at Inova Fairfax Hospital…
Read MoreInova Loudoun Hospital Invests in da Vinci Robotic Surgical System
Open House Demonstration for Media – (July 3, 2009) WHAT: Open House Demonstration for Hospital’s New da Vinci® Surgical System Continuing Inova Health System’s commitment to provide the most advanced care close to home, Inova Loudoun Hospital has brought the first da Vinci Surgical System to Loudoun County. We are opening our doors to the media…
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