Prospective, Multicenter da Vinci® SP™ Surgical System TORS Study

Exclusion Criteria

• •T3 or T4 stage tumor
• •Previous radiation treatment to the head and neck, with or without chemotherapy
• •Evidence of other primary cancers or distant metastasis or subject with synchronous primary tumor excluding skin cancers
• •Pre-operative expectation of needing microvascular soft-tissue reconstruction
• •Tumor that invades and/or abuts the internal and/or external carotid artery
• •Retropharyngeal carotid artery coincident with a tonsillar cancer or posterior pharyngeal wall cancer
• •Evidence of mandibular invasion of tumor
• •Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status score greater than or equal to 2
• •On a medication that interferes with clotting that cannot be stopped prior to surgery
• •Contraindication for general anesthesia or surgery
• •Mentally handicapped or has psychological disorder or severe systemic illness that would preclude compliance with study requirements or ability to provide informed consent
• •Pregnant or suspected to be pregnant