Tomball Regional Medical Center to test drive new robotic surgery technology

Tomball Regional Medical Center will introduce its new robotic surgery technology, the da Vinci Surgical System, during a test drive event at noon Wednesday, Jan. 23 in the tower lobby.

The event will include a discussion of the advances in minimally invasive robotic surgery, a chance to meet physicians on the medical staff who perform surgery with the robot and the test drive. Light refreshments will be served.

According to a center press release, "Using the system, the surgeon operates while seated at a console viewing a 3-D image of the surgical area. The system mimics the surgeon's hand movements in real time, in a smaller scale, within the operating site in the patient's body. The robot provides sharper detail and a 360-degree view of the surgery site, as well as greater dexterity in navigating complex anatomical structures."

Tomball Regional Medical Center is at 605 Holderrieth Blvd., Tomball.

For more information, call 281-401-7500 or visit www.tomballregionalmedicalcenter.com.