Endoscopic robotic suturing: The way forward

Endoscopic Suturing Devices

Suturing is a necessary step in any surgical operation. In flexible endoscopic surgery within and beyond the gastrointestinal tract, the task of suturing is more difficult due to limited working space and the non‐rigidity of the endoscope’s shaft making it impossible to provide a stable base for surgical manoeuvres. Besides, tactile feel is lost in the flexible endoscopic approach. Unlike in la...

Future trends in endoscopic suturing.

This paper deals with future aspects and developments in endoscopic sutures, needles, needle drivers, and sewing devices. Shape memory alloys such as superelastic nickel-titanium can be used for surgical needles and hingeless needle drivers. A sewing device consists of a T-Needle which can be shuttled between the jaws of specially designed instruments. The jaws possess small elements that grip ...

Current Developments in Endoscopic Suturing

Endoscopic suturing is an advanced endoscopic technique utilizing a minimally-invasive approach for the correction of gastrointestinal wall defects. Currently, the OverstitchTM endoscopic suturing system (Apollo Endosurgery Inc., Austin, Texas) is the only endoscopic suturing system approved in the United States by the FDA. Though its applications remain experimental, there is a burgeoning body...

health scope in iran: the way forward

Endoscopic Navigation for Minimally Invasive Suturing

Manipulating small objects such as needles, screws or plates inside the human body during minimally invasive surgery can be very difficult for less experienced surgeons due to the loss of 3D depth perception. Classical navigation techniques are often incapable of providing support in such situations, as the augmentation of the scene with the necessary artificial markers--if possible at all--is ...