Da Vinci Firefly Imaging
Provide surgeons the ability to utilize Firefly imaging during a surgical procedure.
Why does Firefly matter?
The surgeon is trying to assess perfusion which is a proxy for tissue health. When viewing the tissue under visible light, the surgeon may not be able to accurately understand the health of the tissue just by the color of the tissue.
Firefly provides surgeons with an additional piece of the puzzle, which supplements their clinical decision-making.
About 20% of da Vinci procedures utilize Firefly imaging.
How does Firefly work?
The surgeon requests the anesthesiologist to inject a dye into the patient’s bloodstream. The dye binds to proteins in the blood and flows with it.
The surgeon then turns on Firefly, a near-infrared Laser on the target tissue. The laser causes the dye to ‘fluoresce’.
The Da Vinci system processes this and displays it to the surgeon in their 3D Viewer.
ICG binding to blood
da Vinci Firefly Fluorescence Imaging
da Vinci Firefly Fluorescence Imaging
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