849: PG SIG - Differentiating Robotic Platforms for Gynecology

Saturday, November 14, 2026
8:00 am - 10:00 am

Room: RM306

Chairs: Uchenna C. Acholonu Jr., Maureen Cernadas

Faculty: Thiers Soares Raymundo, Maureen Cernadas, Uchenna C. Acholonu Jr.

Description: The Robotics SIG created this course to serve as an unbiased, descriptive exploration of three robotic systems available for gynecologic surgery. The panel will discuss Dexter by Distalmotion, the Da Vinci 5 by Intuitive, and Hugo by Medtronics.

Learning Objectives: At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

1. understand the similarities and differences between three robotic systems currently in use for gynecologic surgery;
2. understand the advantages and disadvantages of each of the three systems; and
3. gain valuable information to help determine which system might be the best fit for their practice.

COURSE OUTLINE

8:00 AM Welcome, Introduction and Course Overview

U. Acholonu

8:10 AM Da Vinci 5 By Intuitive

T. Soares Raymundo

8:40 AM Hugo By Medtronics

M. Cernadas

9:10 AM Dexter By Distalmotion

U. Acholonu

9:40 AM Discussion Questions & Answers

10:00 AM Adjourn