In the operating room at Lodi Health, machines monitor the vital statistics of a patient laying on an operating table. Doctors make tiny incisions about four inches apart across the abdomen. Ports are put into the incisions, and then three robotic arms are attached. A camera is inserted into one port while an operating clamp and cutter are inserted into the other two.

The robotic arms are a part of the da Vinci Surgical System, which expands a surgeon’s capabilities while creating a less invasive surgery for the patient.