Development Of An Autonomous Smart Graspers To Prevent Tissue Slip During Laparoscopic Surgery
A Brown, S I Brown, PhD, Z Wang, PhD, D I Maclean, PhD, A Cuschieri, Prof University of Dundee ObjectiveDuring laparoscopic surgery it is often necessary to retract tissue to expose the operative site. We propose a retraction device which will automate this process by detecting slip and modulating the necessary force to retain tissue… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic ‘Spleen first approach’ for distal splenic vasculature and distal pancreatic lesions
Kumeran Ravindran, FRCS, Roopesh Khanna J, DNB, Shanmugam R P, Mch Apollo Firstmed Hospitals, Chennai, India Surgeries for splenic hilar and posteriorly placed distal pancreatic lesions are technically challenging. "Spleen first approach" enables this dissection laparoscopically. We present two case reports where the "Spleen first approach" was used successfully. First Case report - 42 year… Continue Reading
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Endoscopic Near Infra Red Fluorescence Angiography: New Technology Available for Perfusion Assessment During Laparoscopic Surgery
Elisabeth C McLemore, MD, Michael Stamos, MD, Conor Delaney, MD, Anthony Senagore, MD, Sonia Ramamoorthy, MD, Madhulika Varma, MD, Steven Wexner, MD, Joseph Martz, MD, David Margolin, MD, Larson David, MD, Lee Sang, MD University of California, San Diego; University of California, Irvine; University of California, San Francisco; University of Southern California; Case Medical Center;… Continue Reading
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Investigation of Staple Height Effects on Tissue Oxygenation and Blood Flow following Surgical Transection
Ian Graham, Marisha L Godek, PhD, MS, Michael Stellon, Sally Carter, MS, Andrew Miesse, MS, Dwight G Bronson, MS Covidien Surgical Solutions Objective: To examine the relationship between staple height and tissue reperfusion by measuring blood flow and tissue oxygenation of staple lines with a range of final closed staple heights. Description of Technology: Staple… Continue Reading
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Noninvasive enhancement of the brain circuit of inhibitory control in obese patients undergoing laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding
Souheil W Adra, MD, Greta A Magerowski, BA, George L Blackburn, MD, PhD, Miguel Alonso-Alonso, MD, MPhil, Benjamin E Schneider, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School Introduction and objectives: Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB) is a minimally invasive and reversible procedure in bariatric surgery that has a good safety record but variable… Continue Reading
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Initial Experience With Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy In The Pre-operative Assessment Of Bariatric Patients
Aliyah Kanji, MD, Luke Funk, MD, MPH, Dean J Mikami, MD, FACS The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Background Probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy (pCLE) allows for real time assessment of esophageal and gastric mucosa at the time of initial endoscopy. Developed by Mauna Kea Technology, this confocal miniprobe can be passed into the working… Continue Reading
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Endoluminal Greater Curvature Plication – a case series
Manoel Galvao Neto, MD, Natan Zundel, MD, Josemberg M Campos, MD, Alonso Alvarado, MD, Lyz B Silva, MD, Jorge Orillac, MD, Sohail Shaikh, MD, Eddie Gomez, MD, Erik Wilson, MD, Christopher Thompson, MD Gastro Obeso Center, SP, Brazil; Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil; Clinica Hospital San Fernando, Panama; Brigham… Continue Reading
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Real-time Laparoscopic Imagery Enhancement And Clarification
Mahmoud Abu Gazala, MD, Jack Wade, Rick Hier, PhD, Randal Millar, BSEE, Chuck Siewert, BSEE, Yoav Mintz, MD Department of Surgery, Hadassah University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. Objective Surgical smoke and lens fogging are major hinderances to the safe and efficient course of laparoscopy. Surgeons must interrupt their work to clean lens fog or evacuate… Continue Reading
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Percutaneously placed VGB shunts: A novel approach to an old problem
Mai K Doan, MD, M Nanaszko, MD, W Ramey, MS, N Goldstein, MD, K McGeever, MD St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center Department of General Surgery, Phoenix, AZ We describe a new technique of ventriculo-gallbladder (VGB) shunt placement in which the gallbladder is accessed completely percutaneously. Classically, the insertion of VGB shunts has been described… Continue Reading
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A new laparoscopic model to evaluate device temperatures and cooling times in a surgical setting
Joseph A Paulus, PhD, Xinliang Zheng, PhD, Bruce Dunne, PhD Covidien, Surgical Solutions Objective:An “in vivo” surgical model to evaluate post-activation cooling times for laparoscopic radiofrequency (RF) vessel sealing devices and assess thermal injury risks is presented; the model provides a more clinically relevant environment (temperature and humidity) than open or bench methods. Description and… Continue Reading
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Single Incision Robotic Adrenalectomy
Lawrence E Tabone, MD, Chan Park, MD, Dana Portenier, MD Duke 1. Objective of the technology or device Improve cosmesis in robotic surgery with the use of a single incision port for access to the abdomen. To overcome the difficulties experienced in single incision surgery including awkward operator hand placement and paradoxical instrument motion with… Continue Reading
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Using Open Source Technologies to develop low cost Surgical Simulators
Shamyl B Mansoor, Zohaib Amjad, Asif Zafar, Dr National University of Sciences and Technology, Holy Family Hospital IntroductionMinimal Invasive Surgery, (MIS), is an advanced method performed by using instruments inserted through small keyhole incisions. In countries like Pakistan who have not completely adopted MIS, surgeons are trained for open surgery. In open surgery surgeons are… Continue Reading
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Comparison of Tissue Response to Flat and Stepped Design Linear Stapler Cartridges
Marisha L Godek, PhD, MS, Elizabeth M Contini, Jennifer M Diederich, MS, Vit Novacek, PhD, Frederic Turquier, PhD, Dwight G Bronson, MS Covidien Surgical Solutions OBJECTIVE: This study examined the effects of stapler cartridge design on tissue deformation and correlated these observations to an existing finite element analysis model. DESCRIPTION AND METHODS (1): Upon closure,… Continue Reading
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Extraperitoneal Cisterna for Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery under Artificial Ascites.
Masayuki Teranuma, BS, MInoru Shida, Clinical, , Engineer, Takuro Ishii, MEng, Yukio Naya, MD, PhD, Harufumi Makino, MD, PhD, Tatsuo Igarashi, MD, PhD Department of Medical System Engineering, Division of Artificial System Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan Objective of the technology or deviceIn SAGES 2009, we presented a novel surgical system… Continue Reading
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Development of Kinect-based Training System for Laparoscopic Surgery
Daisuke Miki, BEng, Takuro Ishii, MEng, Kazuya Kawamura, PhD, Hiroshi Kawahira, MD, PhD, Tatsuo Igarashi, MD, PhD Department of Medical System Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan Objective of the technologyThe minimally invasive surgery that includes NOTES and SILS requires surgeons to handle delicate surgical operations with narrow vision and limited perception. In… Continue Reading
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