Multifunction Robotic Platform for Natural Orifice Surgery

Miniature in vivo robotics and novel robotic surgical platforms.

Robotic surgical systems, such as the da Vinci Surgical System (Intuitive Surgical, Inc., Sunnyvale, California), have revolutionized laparoscopic surgery but are limited by large size, increased costs, and limitations in imaging. Miniature in vivo robots are being developed that are inserted entirely into the peritoneal cavity for laparoscopic and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgic...

Enhancement of a master-slave robotic system for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery.

INTRODUCTION A novel robotic platform for Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) is presented in this paper. It aims to tackle two crucial technical barriers which hinder its smooth transition from animal studies to clinical trials: providing effective instrumentations to perform complex NOTES procedures and maintaining the spatial orientation for endoscopic navigation. MATER...

Robotic Manipulator With Multiple Instruments For Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery

A Miniature Robot for Retraction Tasks under Vision Assistance in Minimally Invasive Surgery

Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) is one of the main aims of modern medicine. It enables surgery to be performed with a lower number and severity of incisions. Medical robots have been developed worldwide to offer a robotic alternative to traditional medical procedures. New approaches aimed at a substantial decrease of visible scars have been explored, such as Natural Orifice Transluminal Endosc...

Flexible platforms for natural orifice transluminal and endoluminal surgery

The flexible endoscope is playing an increasingly pivotal role in minimally invasive transluminal and endoluminal surgery. Whilst the flexible nature of the platform is desirable in order to navigate through the abdominal cavity or through a lumen, there are a number of issues with using the platform for this purpose. The challenges associated with using flexible endoscopes such as a lack of tr...