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TransEnterix
Senhance Surgical System
transenterix.com
Everybody talks about
Intuitive Surgical. They're
without a doubt the indus-
try standard for soft tissue
robotics, they have a huge
market share in robotic
surgery and their single
port robot that was here is
exciting. But everyone
who does robotic surgery is looking for competition in the market-
place. TransEnterix's Senhance Surgical System has been around a
couple years now, but they've made some refinements on their sys-
tem. I won't pass any judgment on how it competes with the da Vinci
robot, but it's good to see competition. They have a slightly different
business model and a slightly different approach to the technology.
But awesome — more robots in the operating room!
I'm a firm believer that anytime you can put a computer between
the surgeon and the patient, you can improve care. You're eliminating
the human factor and you're eliminating judgment errors, potentially.
More importantly, though, computers can do things we can't. We can
create superhuman visualization and take my hands and put them
inside the patient through a tiny little hole, but still get them to do the
same things that my hands can do. This robot is cleared for laparo-
scopic colorectal, gynecological, inguinal hernia and cholecystectomy
surgery.
• OUT FOR A SPIN Dr. Schlachta sits at the controls of the Senhance
Surgical System.
