Table 1 Cost of da Vinci robot purchase, annual maintenance and, initial and per case costs specific to trans-oral robotic surgery
From: Development of a transoral robotic surgery program in Canada
Expenditure | Costs specific to trans-oral surgery cases | Costs of operating the da Vinci Robot·· | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial costs | Cost per case· | Initial cost | Annual cost | |
da Vinci-SI robot | $2,500,000.00 | |||
Maintenance Contract | $112,000.00 | |||
FK Retractor (Olympus) | $10,735.00 | |||
Maryland Dissector (20 uses) | $7,106.00 | $355.30 | ||
Cautery Instrument (18 uses) | $6,394.00 | $355.22 | ||
Cautery Spatula Tip (10) | $1,465.00 | $146.50 | ||
Total | $25,700.00 | $857.02 | $2,500,000.00 | $112,000.00 |