# da Vinci (and Ion) at United States: deployment

Canonical ID: `36bc128d-2fdc-44e4-8491-dee872e501e6`

University Hospitals became the first health system in Northeast Ohio to utilize the Intuitive Surgical da Vinci 5 surgical robot, announced December 2024.

## Key facts

- **Announced:** December 2024
- **Milestone:** First Northeast Ohio health system with da Vinci 5

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-06-25_

- **Slug:** intuitive-da-vinci-5-university-hospitals-ohio
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [da Vinci (and Ion)](/models/intuitive-da-vinci.md) (id: `45105ba4-1c1f-4121-9ad4-bb912db1dcfc`)
- **Company:** [Intuitive Surgical](/companies/intuitive-surgical.md) (id: `e5127536-0ff2-4f0e-8488-64994cb2ffc7`)
- **Location:** [United States](/locations/united-states.md) (id: `aa8b9c05-c836-4021-801f-59801970401e`)
- **Operator:** [Intuitive Surgical](/companies/intuitive-surgical.md) (id: `e5127536-0ff2-4f0e-8488-64994cb2ffc7`)
- **First seen:** 2024-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://news.uhhospitals.org/news-releases/articles/2024/12/uh-first-health-system-in-northeast-ohio-utilizing-the-da-vinci-5-surgical-robot

## Common questions

### What is the da Vinci (and Ion) deployment at United States?

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

### Who operates da Vinci (and Ion) at United States?

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.

### When did the da Vinci (and Ion) deployment at United States go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting December 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the da Vinci (and Ion) deployment at United States?

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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