A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
Wissam Raad, MD MRCS, Hussein Abbas, MD MRCS, Alexander Palesty, MD. The Stanley J. Dudrick Department of Surgery, Saint Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, CT Objective: Work hour limitations have made a detailed sign out essential to ensure patient safety and continuity of care. Patient education is also vital to assist in making an informed decision. Utilizing… Continue Reading
A Small Camera Guidance System for Observing the Abdominal Cavity Filled with Isotonic Water
Rodiyan G Sentanu, Kohei Horiuchi, Takuro Ishii, Masaki Sekine, Wen-wei Yu, PhD, Tatsuo Igarashi, MD. Faculty of Engineering, Chiba University ObjectivesIn SAGES2009, we reported a new surgical system that replaces carbon dioxide gas into isotonic water in laparoscopic surgery (WaFLES). The method is reported to be advantageous in RFA to the liver tumor by Sasaki… Continue Reading
A Surgical Wound Drain Containing an Antimicrobial Coating
Todd Meyer, PhD, Melissa Kelsey, BS. Bacterin International, Inc. ObjectiveThe pronounced incidence of device-associated infections has numerous causes and many corresponding potential solutions. Among these solutions is the coating of externally communicating devices with antimicrobial agents, with the objective of slowing or stopping transfer of exogenous flora from the skin to the interior of a… Continue Reading
A Tool Interface with Force Feedback for the Virtual Basic Laparoscopic Skills Trainer (VBLAST)
Ganesh Sankaranarayanan, PhD, Zhonghua Lu, PhD, Saurabh Dargar, BS, Daniel B Jones, MD MS FACS, Suvranu De, ScD. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center OBJECTIVE: The objective of this research was to develop a tool interface that is capable of providing force feedback for the Virtual Basic Laparoscopic Skills Trainer (VBLaST), a… Continue Reading
A Two-Step Technique to Manage the Secondary Splenic Pedicles Using Ligasure in Laparoscopic Splenectomy: A Single Institution Experience of 105 Cases
Guang Y Wang, PhD, Bai Ji, MD. the First Hospital of Norman Bethune Medical College, Jilin University Background Bleeding is the main complication and cause of conversion to open surgery during laparoscopic splenectomy(LS). Today the main splenic pedicle is worldwild controlled by the endoscopic vascular linear staplers(ENDO-GIA). There are many disadvantages of this approach, such… Continue Reading
An Anthro-Centric Multisensory Interface for Sensory Augmentation of Tele-Surgery (acmi-Sats)
Anil K Raj, MD, Adrien Moucheboeuf, MS, Andrew Holmgren, BS, Timothy L Hutcheson, BS, Joshua D Cameron, BS, David V Lecoutre, MS, Thomas A Vassilades, MD MBA. Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition Objective of the technology: While telerobotic surgical systems augment minimally invasive surgery techniques and reduce surgical trauma, they increase surgeon workload… Continue Reading
An Evaluation of Bi-Polar Vessel Sealing of High Grade Atherosclerotic Vasculature in a Yucatan Swine Model
Kimberly E Martin, Kimberly Krugman, MS, Ned Cosgriff, MD. Covidien Energy Based Devices Introduction LigaSureTM utilizes heat generated via bi-polar radiofrequency energy and precise jaw pressure to denature and seal the collagen and elastin in blood vessels and tissue. Most patients undergoing surgery present with some degree of atherosclerosis. Energy ligation of vessels is common… Continue Reading
An Information-Rich Technology for Comprehensive Evaluation of the Human-Machine Interaction in Robotic Surgery
Konstantin Umanskiy, MD, Marie Ziesat, MD, William Hrdina, Saeed Richardson, Stephen Small, MD. University of Chicago Departments of Surgery and Anesthesia. University of Chicago Simulation Center Fig. 1 Objective of the technologyThe currently available surgical robot (da Vinci, Intutive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA) is an electromechanical manipulator that is fully controlled by a human operator. In… Continue Reading
An Innovative 3D Teaching Model Designed to Help Patients Better Understand the Anatomy of the Pelvic Floor
Nathalie Mantilla, MD, Ariane Abcarian, MD, Aracely Zavala, RN, Russell Pearl, MD, Cybil Corning, MD, Herand Abcarian, MD. University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL. Norhtshore Medical Group, Highland Park, IL. PURPOSE The anatomy of the pelvic floor is complex and therefore difficult to explain in simple terms to patients.We demonstrate an innovative method to… Continue Reading
Antimicrobial Efficacy of a Novel Minocycline/rifampin Composite Mesh Coating in a Rabbit Model of Open Ventral Hernia Repair
Yuri W Novitsky, MD, Jeffrey R Scott, PhD. Case Western Reserve University; C.R. Bard, Inc. (Davol) INTRODUCTION: Most hernia repairs today are performed with the use of a synthetic prosthesis. However, mesh infection continues to represent a potential major complication that can lead to significant patient morbidity and recurrence. The search for mesh products that… Continue Reading
Are Advanced Laparoscopic Surgeons Ready to Embrace \’Touchy Feely\’ Feedback?
Susannah M Wyles, MSc MRCS, Danilo Miskovic, MD FRCS, John Griffith, MD FRCS, Roger Motson, MS FRCS, George B Hanna, PhD FRCS. Imperial College London, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Colchester General Hospital BackgroundEnsuring the maximum educational output is achieved by trainees from each training session is a priority for every trainer. Given that laparoscopic surgery is… Continue Reading
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Artificial Pneumothorax During Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy
Yosuke Izumi, MD PhD, Tairo Ryotokuji, MD, Akinori Miura, MD, Tsuyoshi Kato, Hiroshi Sato, MD, Kohei Kimura, MD. Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center, Komagome Hospital Background: Minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) for esophageal cancer is increasingly being used with increasing skills and experience and advances of endoscopic technology such as high-resolution endoscopic system. The… Continue Reading
Assessment of Laparoscopic Surgery Training Based On a Model of Digestive System Anastomosis Using Chicken Hearts in an Endo-Training Box
Shin-ichirou Mori, MD, Kuniaki Aridome, MD, Tsutomu Kozono, MD, Kenji Baba, MD, Hironori Sakita, MD, Saburou Nakashima, MD, Toyokuni Suenaga, MD, Shouji Natugoe, MD. Department of Surgery, Nanpuh Hospital Laparoscopic surgery demands unique surgical skills that can only be acquired through practice. Specific training outside the operating room is necessary to shorten learning curves and… Continue Reading
Asynchronous Clinician to Clinician Secure Web-Based Collaboration: A Virtual Tumor Board Platform
Pierre R Theodore, MD, Rob Wynden, BS, Patrick Phelan, MS, Ida Sim, MD PhD. The University of California San Francisco Introduction: Expenditures in the United States on health care have reached and estimated $2.5 trillion and cost control measures have become major features of the current health care reform debate in this country. An approach… Continue Reading
Augmented Reality in Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery – Not Only a Matter of Fashion
Francesco Volonte, MD, François Pugin, MD, Nicolas Buchs, MD, Pascal Bucher, MD, Maki Sugimoto, MD, Osman Ratib, Prof, Philippe Morel, Prof. 1 Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland 2 Department of Gastroenterology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan 3 Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland BackgroundNew technologies… Continue Reading