# da Vinci (and Ion) at South Korea: deployment

Canonical ID: `352ff92b-8433-4b12-bbaf-fdb2135058b6`

KU Ansan Hospital introduces [da Vinci 5](/models/intuitive-da-vinci.md) robotic surgical system in [South Korea](/locations/south-korea.md). Features force feedback for tactile force perception.

## Key facts

- **Hospital:** KU Ansan Hospital, South Korea
- **Feature:** Force feedback (tactile perception)

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-14_

- **Slug:** da-vinci-5-ku-ansan-korea
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [da Vinci (and Ion)](/models/intuitive-da-vinci.md) (id: `45105ba4-1c1f-4121-9ad4-bb912db1dcfc`)
- **Category:** [Surgical robots](/surgical)
- **Company:** [Intuitive Surgical](/companies/intuitive-surgical.md) (id: `e5127536-0ff2-4f0e-8488-64994cb2ffc7`)
- **Location:** [South Korea](/locations/south-korea.md) (id: `84179297-6783-4778-b888-3c681f25e29b`)
- **Operator:** [Intuitive Surgical](/companies/intuitive-surgical.md) (id: `e5127536-0ff2-4f0e-8488-64994cb2ffc7`)

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260708/KU-Ansan-Hospital-introduces-the-Da-Vinci-5-robotic-system-to-boost-surgical-precision.aspx

## Common questions

### What is the da Vinci (and Ion) deployment at South Korea?

da Vinci (and Ion), built by Intuitive Surgical, is recorded as a deployment at South Korea on the DEPLOY registry. Intuitive Surgical operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates da Vinci (and Ion) at South Korea?

Intuitive Surgical, the manufacturer of da Vinci (and Ion), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### Have there been incidents at the da Vinci (and Ion) deployment at South Korea?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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