Patient Preparation, Port Placement, and Docking
da Vinci® Si™
8-2
DRAFT/PRE-RELEASE/CONFIDENTIAL
10/9/14
The following are generic guidelines for choosing port placement. Anatomical restrictions
may necessitate an alternate setup.
Determine port placement based on a parallel line pattern:
• Insufflate before measuring.
• Use the camera location as the center point (maintain 10-20 cm from target anatomy).
• Based on line from target anatomy to camera port, draw parallel lines with 8-10 cm line
spacing.
•Place da Vinci ports along lines, maintaining 10-20 cm from target anatomy, and 8-10 cm
from other da Vinci ports.
•Triangulate da Vinci ports toward or away from the target anatomy as necessary for the
procedure.
• Do not place ports within surgical target area (maintain 10-20 cm from target anatomy).
• For accessory ports, maintain at least 5 cm from the other ports, with a clear trajectory to
the target anatomy.
• If working in more than two quadrants, re-dock the Patient Cart.
Placing Ports and Inserting Cannulae
Note: Follow the instructions in the Instrument and Accessories User Manual to inspect
cannulae before use, including use of a gage pin for 8 mm cannulae.
Initial port location should be selected giving consideration to the procedure, specific
anatomy, and the type of components being used (such as endoscope and camera
combination, cannula length, etc.). For procedure specific port placements, see published
Intuitive Surgical Procedure Guides. Contact your local ISI representative for available
Procedure Guides.
The patient should be prepped, draped and positioned in standard fashion. Following
insufflation, mark the desired location of all instrument and accessory ports. Place all ports
using a standard surgical technique. The camera head and endoscope assembly can be used
manually (not connected to the Patient Cart) during port placement.
Note: Hold the body of the camera head during manipulation to avoid potential damage
to the wiring harness.
da Vinci instrument cannulae may be placed with either blunt or bladeless obturators.
Note: It is recommended that obturator tips remain in view at all times during cannula
insertion (under endoscopic video visualization).
Specific applications may warrant placement of the cannula while connected to the
instrument arm (for example, Cardiac and Thoracic procedures). In this application, the Patient
Cart will need to be positioned before cannula insertion. As with all port placement, this
should be done only under endoscopic video vision.
Note: When inserting cannulae into the patient while the cannulae are attached to the
instrument arms, ensure that Patient Cart is positioned with instruments arms and
setup joints near the center of their range of motion.
WARNING: Once the da Vinci Si System is connected to the patient, the surgical table
MUST NOT BE MOVED in any way. Serious injury could result.
If intraoperative OR table movement is necessary, remove all instruments and the
endoscope, undock the da Vinci Si System, move the OR table and re-dock the system.