Intuitive for Academic Leaders and Trainees
Helping to prepare the surgeons of tomorrow and the mentors of today
As minimally invasive care expands, academic medical centers will continue to play a large role in preparing the clinicians of tomorrow for its latest modalities, including robotic-assisted surgery with da Vinci systems and robotic-assisted bronchoscopy with Ion systems.
Whether you are a program director responsible for guiding students along a training pathway, or a resident or fellow looking to learn more about robotic-assisted care, Intuitive can provide support to help you reach your full potential with Intuitive technologies.
Programs for residents and fellows include core technology training and certification, surgeon-led clinical skill series, self-guided training resources, customized interview and graduation support, and society-led fellowship programs. Explore our Intuitive Academy program.
If you are a lead educator, faculty, or mentor, we can help you build a da Vinci system training roadmap for your students. Plan a curriculum based on a pathway from system skills proficiency to case observations. See our implementation guide for a suggested program.
Address specific challenges faced by executives and hospital administration. Join academic executive sessions showcasing strategies for robotic-assisted surgery program development spanning patient care, medical education, and research.
Training on the use of da Vinci systems does not stop after a fellowship. Complete a society-led fellowship program and you may qualify for Intuitive Academy Premier. This transition-to-practice program combines advanced training and peer-to-peer career guidance.
Important safety information
Serious complications may occur in any surgery, including surgery with a da Vinci system, up to and including death. Examples of serious or life-threatening complications, which may require prolonged and/or unexpected hospitalization and/or reoperation, include but are not limited to, one or more of the following: injury to tissues/organs, bleeding, infection, and internal scarring that can cause long-lasting dysfunction/pain.
Risks specific to minimally invasive surgery, including surgery with a da Vinci system, include but are not limited to, one or more of the following: temporary pain/nerve injury associated with positioning; a longer operative time, the need to convert to an open approach, or the need for additional or larger incision sites. Converting the procedure could result in a longer operative time, a longer time under anesthesia, and could lead to increased complications. Contraindications applicable to the use of conventional endoscopic instruments also apply to the use of all da Vinci instruments.
For important safety information, including surgical risks and considerations, please also refer to www.intuitive.com/safety. For a product’s intended use and/or indications for use, risks, full cautions, and warnings, please refer to the associated user manual(s).
Individual outcomes may depend on a number of factors—including but not limited to—patient characteristics, disease characteristics, and/or surgeon experience.
Ion systems training
Training provided by Intuitive is limited to the use of the Ion endoluminal system and does not replace the necessary medical training and experience required to perform procedures. The Ion endoluminal system should be used only by physicians who have received specific training in its use to ensure that they have the skill and experience necessary to protect the health and safety of their patients.
Da Vinci Xi/X system precaution statement
The demonstration of safety and effectiveness for the representative specific procedures did not include evaluation of outcomes related to the treatment of cancer (overall survival, disease-free survival, local recurrence) or treatment of the patient’s underlying disease/condition. Device usage in all surgical procedures should be guided by the clinical judgment of an adequately trained surgeon.
Da Vinci SP system (TORS and URO)
The safety and effectiveness of this device for use in the performance of general laparoscopic surgery procedures have not been established. This device is only intended to be used for single port urological procedures and for transoral otolaryngology surgical procedures in the oropharynx for benign tumors and malignant tumors classified as T1 and T2 with the da Vinci EndoWrist SP instruments and the da Vinci SP surgical system (SP1098).
Da Vinci instruments and accessories
It is the responsibility of the owner of the da Vinci surgical system to properly train and supervise its personnel to ensure that the instruments and accessories are properly cleaned, disinfected, and sterilized as required by the user’s manual. Da Vinci products should not be used in a clinical setting unless the institution has verified that these products are properly processed in accordance with the da Vinci system user manual.
Da Vinci Skills Simulator
The da Vinci Skills Simulator is intended to augment, not replace, existing training programs for the da Vinci surgical systems.
Da Vinci SimNow
Da Vinci SimNow is intended to augment, not replace, existing training programs for the da Vinci surgical systems.
Da Vinci Single-Site for the Xi system (complete indication)
The safety and effectiveness of the da Vinci Xi Single-Site system for use in the performance of general laparoscopic abdominal surgery or general gynecological surgery procedures have not been established. The da Vinci Single-Site instruments and accessories are only intended to be used for single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy, benign hysterectomy, and salpingo-oophorectomy with the da Vinci Single-Site instruments and the da Vinci Xi surgical system (IS4000). There may be an increased risk of incision-site hernia with single-incision surgery. Patients who are not candidates for non-robotic minimally invasive surgery are also not candidates for robotic-assisted surgery with da Vinci systems, including surgery with da Vinci systems with Single-Site instruments.