58 THE QUEENS COURIER • APRIL 2, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com Flushing Hospital marks milestone use of state-of-the-art surgical robot JOB 019-AD QUEENS COURIER 8.75 X 5.6875 BY ROBERT POZARYCKI [email protected] @robbpoz The great inventor never saw the device named for him, but the da Vinci robot employed at Flushing Hospital Medical Center has proven a remarkable innovation in treating surgery patients and hastening their recovery. Recently, the hospital marked the 100th procedure the surgical device performed since debuting several months ago. Most of its cases were for general surgery or urological, gynecological or bariatric purposes, but the robot named for famed inventor and artist Leonardo da Vinci may soon handle more complex medical matters, according to Flushing Hospital spokesman Michael Hinck. “The potential for the robot is limitless,” he said. “We’re performing a half-dozen cases per week and we’re continuing to work with a full team of doctors who are using it and training to do more and more procedures.” Employed at other hospitals across the country, the da Vinci robot stands above the surgery fi eld, where the doctor and staff hover above a patient on the operating table. With the robot in place, a trained surgeon sits at a nearby console and uses his/her hands to control the robot, which mimics those moves on the patient. Hinck said that the robot, equipped with state-of-the-art technology, makes smaller and more precise surgical cuts than human counterparts. This not only results in a more accurate operation, but also quickens recovery time for patients and reduces blood loss, pain and scar tissue development. The robot also features minimally invasive, single site technology which enables a surgeon operating on the abdomen to place a small incision through the patient’s navel, leaving virtually no scar. Flushing Hospital plans to expand da Vinci’s use in the operating room Photo courtesy of Flushing Hospital and is training more surgeons to use the device. “Its use is growing both in the number LIU POST’S CENTER FOR GIFTED YOUTH SUMMER 2015 PROGRAM July 6-30, 2015 • CELEBRATING 35 YEARS INQUIRE ABOUT TRANSPORTATION! Admission is highly selective and enrollment is limited. Are You the Parent of a Gifted Child? LIU Post’s Center for Gifted Youth announces its 35th annual Summer Program for gifted children. The four-week program runs from July 6-July 30, 2015 and is open to gifted children entering grades 2 in September 2015. The major focus of the program is to expand students’ knowledge and develop creative and critical thinking skills. The program offers children the opportunity to learn in an exciting and accepting environment. For information call 516-299-2160 or email [email protected] Now find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter LIU Post College of Education, Information and Technology 720 Northern Blvd. Brookville, NY 11548-1300 Email: [email protected] liu.edu/post/giftedyouth Dr. Lynne Manouvrier, Director and breadth of procedures weekly,” Hinck added. For more information regarding the da Vinci surgical system, call Flushing Hospital at 718-670-3135. The da Vinci surgical system.
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