Standartisation of fluorescence guided perfusion assessment through a computer vision algorithm
AS Soares, MSc, S Bano, D Stoyanov, Professor, LB Lovat, Professor, M Chand, Ass Professor. Wellcome / EPSRC Centre Interventional and Surgical SciencesObjective of the technology This computer vision algorithm provides a standardisation of fluorescence-guided perfusion assessment in anterior resection of the rectum. Description of the technology Background - Assessment of perfusion of the left… Continue Reading
Mechanical needleless and punctureless high pressure endoscopic lift establishment method for ESD more reliably expands the submucosal layer vs. the standard sclerotherapy needle/catheter in an ex vivo bovine colon model.
Neil Mitra, MD1, Dasuni Niyagama Gamage, MD1, Sharabi Abdelsalam, MD1, Carl Winkler, MD1, Jaspreet Sandhu, MD2, Xiaohong Yan, PhD1, Vesna Cekic, RN1, HMC Shantha Kumara, PhD1, Richard Whelan, MD1. 1Mount Sinai West Hospital, 2Brookdale University Hospital Medical CenterIntroduction: Generating a mucosal lift is critical for Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD). The expanded submucosa (SM) provides a… Continue Reading
Intelligent Operating Room
Jasmine Winter Beatty, MBBS, BSc, MRCS1, Karen Kerr, PhD2, Imanol Luengo, PhD2, Petros Giatagas, PhD2, Danail Stoyanov, PhD2, James Kinross, PhD, FRCS1, Sanjay Purkayastha, MD, FRCS1. 1Imperial College London, 2Digital Surgery LTDObjective of Digital Surgery’s Ecosystem: Surgery is delivered by surgeons with different skill and experience levels, trained through apprenticeship models with non-standardized methods, across… Continue Reading
Implementing a tool for structured postoperative team debriefing to improve surgical safety.
Anne Sophie van Dalen1, Teodor Grantcharov, MD, PhD2, Marlies P Schijven, MD, PhD, MHSc1. 1Department of Surgery, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2International Centre for Surgical Safety, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s HospitalOBJECTIVE Intraoperative adverse events are a major safety threat in modern surgery. A significant number… Continue Reading
Video based feedback for the Improvement of Surgical Technique (VISTA): A video sharing platform to support improvement in surgical technique
Cary Jo R Schlick, MD, Yue-Yung Hu, MD, MPH, Jane L Holl, MD, MPH, Karl Y Bilimoria, Jonah J Stulberg. Northwestern UniversityOBJECTIVE OF THE TECHNOLOGY OR DEVICE: The technical skill of operating surgeons is associated with post-operative complications, yet few options exist to support practicing surgeons in the continuous improvement of their technical skills. Support… Continue Reading
Preclinical experience using a novel minimally-invasive surgical platform for transoral surgery
Emily K Funk, MD, Phillip Weissbrod, MD, Santiago Horgan, MD, FACS, Ryan Orosco, MD, Joseph Califano, MD. UC San DiegoObjective of the technology or device: We investigated a novel minimally-invasive surgical platform for its utility within the oropharynx and larynx for single-port natural orifice transoral surgery. Description of the technology and method of its use… Continue Reading
Tomorrow’s Surgical Robots Promise New Options: Dual-Field Synchronous Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (taTME) in a Preclinical Model Using the Versius Surgical System
Sam B Atallah1, Eduardo Parra-Davila2, Armando Melani3. 1HCA Oviedo Medical Center, 2Good Samaritan Hospital, 3IRCAD BrazilObjective: To evaluate the feasibility of the Versius surgical robotic system for transanal total mesorectal excision (taTME) in a preclinical setting. Application: Robotic, dual-field abdominal and transanal synchronous access was obtained using the modular configuration of the Versius surgical robotic… Continue Reading
An Add-On Multi-Modal Haptic Feedback System for Robotic Surgical Systems
Yen-Yi Juo, MD, MPH, Ahmad Abiri, PhD, Jake Pensa, James Bisley, PhD, Warren Grundfest, Erik Dutson. UCLAOBJECTIVE: Most commercial robotic surgical systems lack haptic feedback or only provide rudimentary kinesthetic feedback. We developed an add-on multi-modal haptic feedback system that can be modified to fit on most existent master-slave robotic surgical systems and provide the… Continue Reading
Feasibility of Robotically Assisted Cholecystectomy by the Versius® system
E Wilson1, A Jah2, J Morton2. 1Memorial Hermann / UT Health, 2Cambridge University HospitalsObjective: To discuss the feasibility of the Versius® robotic surgical system for use in the minimal access approach to cholecystectomy Description of the technology: The Versius® robotic surgical system is a newly developed system designed to carry out a range of minimal… Continue Reading
NEXT FRONTIER IN LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY: MAGNETIC-ROBOTIC SURGERY (MAGNETOBOTICS) INITIAL CLINICAL RESULTS
Felipe Huidobro1, J Jensen1, D Guerron2, D Portenier2, R Luengas3, J Rodriguez4, M Kroh4. 1Hospital Padre Hurtado, Santiago, Chile, 2Duke University, Durham, NC, USA, 3Clinica Bicentenario, Santiago, Chile, 4Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USAObjective: Surgery is constantly searching for ways to improve procedural outcomes, while also increasing OR efficiency. Magnetic Surgery has been developed to increase… Continue Reading
Exposure to Virtual Reality as a Psychosocial Intervention in Colorectal Surgery. Preliminary results of a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
Víctor Turrado, MD, Julio Jiménez-Lillo, MD, Eduardo Villegas, MD, Romina Pena, MD, Federico Llanos, MD, Silvia Valverde, MD, Ana M Otero, MD, PhD, Raquel Bravo-Infante, MD, PhD, Francisco de Borja De Lacy, MD, José M Balibrea, MD, PhD, Antonio M Lacy, MD, PhD. Hospital Clínic BarcelonaObjective: to create an individualized virtual reality program to start… Continue Reading
Use of Near-Infrared Imaging and a Lighted Bougie to Improve Sleeve Gastrectomy Technique
Sarah Assali, DO1, Salim Abunnaja, MD2, Nezar Jrebi, MD2, Lawrence Tabone, MD2, Paolo Fontes, MD2, Nova Szoka, MD2. 1Allegheny General Hospital, 2West Virginia University Ruby Memorial HospitalIntroduction: This pilot study describes a novel use of near infrared imaging in laparoscopic surgery. Specifically, it examines the use of a near infrared camera and lighted bougie during… Continue Reading
Negative Pressure Inflatable Balloon Stent
Michael C Morris, MD. Lone Star Surgical, P.A.The most difficult aspect of surgery is undoubtedly complications. Of all complications the gastro-intestinal leak is one of the most feared by patients and surgeons alike. Sleeve gastrectomy represents a simple and effective bariatric operation with few long term consequences and multiple potential conversional options although its leak has… Continue Reading
Artificial Intelligence Assisted Colonoscopy Can Increase Adenoma Detection Rate
Xiao Xiao, PhD, JingJia Liu. Shanghai Wision AI Co., Ltd.Realtime automatic polyp detection during colonoscopy reduces the number of missed colon polyp/adenoma in the visual field, which help to improve adenoma detection and thus decrease the risk of interval colorectal cancer.? Real-time automatic polyp-detection system detects each colon polyp with a blue hollow box on… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Surgery Trainer for Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Pilot Study in Rural Ethiopia
Jonathan Jou. University of Illinois College of MedicineObjective: Laparoscopic surgeries allow for shorter hospitalizations, earlier mobility, and decreased surgical site infections, advantages well-published in the literature and crucial in rural, agrarian communities. Surgeons practicing in low and middle-income countries (LMIC), where patients stand to benefit from these techniques the most, are often faced with difficult… Continue Reading