Robotic surgery specialist Intuitive today announced that the FDA cleared its fully wristed SP SureForm 45 stapler for use with its da Vinci SP surgical system in thoracic, colorectal, and urologic procedures.
Like its multiport counterparts, the SP SureForm 45 features SmartFire technology, which continuously monitors tissue compression before and during firing. This real-time optimization helps surgeons enhance staple line integrity and reduce the risk of tissue damage across varying thicknesses.
“Being able to use a SureForm 45 stapler in single-port robotic surgery helps provide surgeons with more control of their procedures from the da Vinci surgeon console, without the need to rely on an assistant to fire a stapler. This kind of control can help save valuable operating time,” said Intuitive Chief Medical Officer Myriam Curet, M.D.
The system allows for surgeon control of up to three wristed instruments and a high definition (HD), three-dimensional (3D) camera. The instruments—including the SureForm 45 stapler—and camera enter through a single access point and triangulate inside the body, helping eliminate external instrument collisions that can occur in small surgical workspaces.
The da Vinci SP surgical system is approved for use across a variety of surgical procedures in Europe, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. In the U.S., the FDA has cleared the da Vinci SP surgical system for urology, transoral otolaryngology, colorectal, and thoracic procedures. The SP SureForm 45 stapler has received FDA clearance for thoracic, colorectal, and urology procedures, though it is not cleared for transoral otolaryngology procedures.
Da Vinci SP is part of Intuitive’s portfolio of surgical systems. The da Vinci 5, Xi, and X are Intuitive’s multi-port surgical systems, now in its fifth generation of innovative technology.
