Structured education in Multiport robotic systems, port placement, docking, instrument control and procedure-specific techniques.
The course focuses on robotic system setup, instrument triangulation, fourth-arm use, retraction, bedside assistance, intracorporeal suturing and operating room workflow.
Typical scheduled duration
Beginner • Intermediate • Advanced
Ports • Arms • Triangulation
Console • Bedside • OR Team
A Multiport robotic surgery course is a structured educational program focused on procedures performed through multiple separate access ports.
The curriculum can include system orientation, patient positioning, port placement, cart positioning, docking, camera control, instrument triangulation, fourth-arm use, bedside assistance, suturing, troubleshooting and emergency undocking.
Previous robotic experience is not necessarily required for introductory courses. Intermediate and advanced practical courses may require prior simulation, dry lab, bedside assistance or console experience.
Specific system features vary by platform, but the course can establish a common operating framework before moving to procedural skills.
Robotic cart location, operating table, anesthesia access, vision system, instrument table, bedside assistant, scrub/circulating roles, cable management, emergency access and conversion planning.
Trendelenburg, lateral, supine, lithotomy, table flexion, stabilization, pressure-point protection, arm/leg positioning, anesthesia access and injury prevention.
Participants should understand the principles behind port placement rather than memorize one configuration for every patient.
Approach angle, patient-side cart alignment, target-based positioning, anesthesia clearance, bedside access, external collision prevention, repositioning and platform-specific docking.
Port preparation, cart positioning, arm connection, camera insertion, targeting, instrument placement, range-of-motion checks, collision checks, bedside access, communication, undocking and emergency undocking.
Centered field, magnification, viewing distance, camera angles, instrument-tip visibility, camera-instrument coordination, orientation and visual obstruction management.
Working angles, instrument separation, collision avoidance, dominant/nondominant coordination, traction-countertraction, visualization and confined-space work.
Instrument choice, fourth-arm positioning, controlled retraction, exposure, collision avoidance, repositioning, force control and safe tissue release.
Create the field using dynamic retraction, fourth arm, bedside assistance, tissue suspension, appropriate instruments and stage-specific exposure.
Instrument exchange, suction/irrigation, retraction, clips, stapling, sutures, specimen handling, pneumoperitoneum, troubleshooting and emergency undocking.
Selection, insertion, visual confirmation, safe removal, camera management, tissue protection, conflict prevention, dropped-needle management and emergency removal.
Multiport geometry can support structured training in intracorporeal suturing, anastomosis and reconstruction.
Pelvic port placement, docking, fourth-arm use, bladder neck, posterior dissection, nerve-sparing, apical dissection, reconstruction and lymphadenectomy.
Lateral positioning, renal access, port configuration, hilar dissection, fourth-arm retraction, ultrasound, vascular control, excision, collecting-system repair and renorrhaphy.
Pelvic ports, docking, ureteral dissection, bladder mobilization, vascular control, lymphadenectomy, specimen management, diversion principles and reconstruction.
Adenoma enucleation, hemostasis, closure, pyeloplasty, ureteral reconstruction, reimplantation, bladder reconstruction and procedure-specific port placement.
Camera navigation, instrument control, clutching, bimanual coordination, fourth-arm use, object transfer, needle handling, suturing and energy modules.
Suture pads, synthetic tissue, vessels, tubular structures, pelvic anastomosis and kidney models for repeatable technical practice.
Where available: tissue handling, exposure, dissection, energy application, suturing, anastomosis, hemostasis and reconstruction.
Selected advanced courses may include approved live-animal activities subject to ethics, veterinary oversight, protocols and participant eligibility.
Hands-on participation takes place in a non-clinical environment. Participants do not perform robotic surgery on patients.
System orientation, port placement, docking, OR workflow, procedure-specific techniques, surgical videos, case discussions and troubleshooting.
Camera control, instrument coordination, fourth-arm use and technical performance.
Suturing, knot tying, anastomosis and procedure-specific models.
Theory, video, simulation, dry lab and selected tissue-based or approved advanced laboratory education.
The exact curriculum should be stated on the scheduled course page.
Platform orientation, lectures, port-placement principles and selected simulation exercises.
Theoretical education combined with simulation and dry lab training.
Procedure-specific education, repeated technical exercises and faculty feedback.
System orientation, simulation, dry lab training, selected tissue-based activities and clinical observation where separately arranged.
System orientation, ergonomics, camera navigation, instrument control, docking principles, basic coordination and introductory suturing.
Fourth-arm control, advanced instrument coordination, suturing, anastomosis, procedure-specific exercises and bedside workflow.
Complex procedures, advanced reconstruction, challenging anatomy, troubleshooting, complication management and platform transition.
Surgeons planning to use both systems may consider a comparative or combined pathway.
A course may be combined with a separately arranged observership.
International participants should review course language, previous experience requirements, Multiport platform availability, procedures covered, practical components, dates and included services.
A certificate of participation or attendance may be provided.
Review confirmed dates, faculty, venue, participant level, platform, curriculum and practical activities.
Confirm Multiport platform availability and scheduled course dates.
Named faculty and intended participant experience.
Simulation, dry lab, models and console-sharing arrangements should be explicit.
Tell us about your professional background, previous robotic surgery experience, preferred platform and available dates.
Our team will provide information about suitable scheduled or requested course opportunities.