Home ›The exoscope helps the neurosurgeon from La Fornaca with the 4K 3D vision systemIt is used for both transcranial and spinal interventions: "It has the additional advantage of being compatible with endoscopic optics: thus, in a single machine, we can tackle any neurosurgical and skull base disease", explains Dr. Francesco Zenga .It is used for both transcranial and spinal interventions: "It has the additional advantage of being compatible with endoscopic optics: thus, in a single machine, we can tackle any neurosurgical and skull base disease", explains Dr. Francesco Zenga .The first in the world to adopt it in the operating room, Clinica Fornaca continues to use the VITOM 3D 4K exoscope with ARTip Cruise robotic arm to great benefit for patients for neurosurgery, both for transcranial and spine operations.This is confirmed by Dr.Francesco Zenga, head of skull base and pituitary surgery of the City of Health and Science of Turin and neurosurgeon of the Fornaca Clinic, where he gives shape to the consolidated team that includes doctors Marco Ajello and Nicola Marengo and professor Diego Garbossa.«The exoscope is a 3D vision system that, by virtue of special polarized glasses, allows the surgeon to view the smallest details of the operating field on a large 4K monitor and without any loss of resolution - explains Dr. Zenga -.It is also called a "robotic microscope", since thanks to a small camera positioned on the operating field and moved by a robotic arm it is able to offer the same magnified image as the microscope, a very bulky machine that instead forces the surgeon into an uncomfortable and tiring position .Thanks to the exoscope, the surgeon has the possibility to look directly into the monitor in front of him and to share the vision with anesthetists, instrumentalists and room staff, while the microscope relies on a lateral monitor, smaller and not visible to everyone together. ".«The exoscope therefore offers a“ collective ”vision of the highest quality - continues Dr. Zenga -.For starters, the image is three-dimensional on an ultra-high resolution 4K screen which makes color rendition and white balance exceptional.It is a miniaturized and robotic vision system that relies on an arm controlled by a sterile joypad placed on the operating field: it allows exceptional micro-movements on the operating field and can also be positioned on the side to have the operating field completely free.The Fornaca exoscope also has the further advantage of being compatible with endoscopic optics: it means that, in a single machine, we have an exoscope and an endoscope, both 3D in 4K, to be able to deal with any neurosurgical and skull base pathology »."In some neurosurgical interventions, the surgeon's posture changes - concludes Dr. Francesco Zenga -: looking sideways with the microscope is one thing, using the exoscope while continuing to look at the monitor by moving the robotic arm to the side and continuing to operate straight in one position better for the surgeon and for the patient is another matter entirely.In this way, the surgeon does not get tired and does not tire the eyes and, moreover, the whole room participates in the intervention, even in Neurosurgery where generally the operating field is small and cannot be seen.In some operations it is possible to operate in two, if not even in three: we all look at the monitor and have our hands on the operating field.If necessary, you can even use two monitors, facing each other or at right angles, so that one surgeon looks at one monitor and the other surgeon looks at the second monitor.All this benefits the quality of the intervention and the patient's health ».Fornaca is prevention, technology and quality in the heart of Turin for visits, exams and surgeryAll the news, services, events and prevention initiatives of Clinica Fornaca and CDF, directly in your inbox.After having read the privacy policy, I authorize the processing of my data.Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 91 - 10128 TURIN;Reservations and information: 011.5574.355;Medical Director: Dr. Maria Renata Paola RanieriHumanitas VAT group 10982360967 - Tax code 01737940013 - Share capital € 229,424.25 fully paid-up - RI Turin 460/48 - REA 207854 - Authorization DGR n.54/34675