Robotic Manipulator with Multiple Instruments for NOTES
Abolfazl Pourghodrat, Carl A Nelson, PhD, Dmitry Oleynikov, MD. University of Nebraska Lincoln. Decreasing the degree of invasiveness of surgery is believed to improve patient outcomes. Transitioning from open surgery to Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS), Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) is a future trend in surgery due to the potential benefits it offers. NOTES… Continue Reading
Revisional Sleeve to Sleeve Gastrectomy Utilizing Olympus 3D Endoscopy System
Ragui Sadek, MD, FACS, Andrew M Wassef, BS. Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. We present the first 3D traditional laparoscopic surgical procedure performed in the North East independent of a robotic surgical system. The Olympus Articulating HD 3D Endoscopy System delivers value to surgeons and patients by reducing surgical errors and improving the speed, accuracy… Continue Reading
Retractor System Using Suckers in the Artificial Ascites.
Kotaro Kusu, BSc, Yoshihisa Matsunaga, Takuro Ishii, MSc, Kazuya Kawamura, PhD, Tatsuo Igarashi, MD, PhD. Chiba University. Handling of parenchymal organs is a critical issue in exposing the operative field or exerting counter traction. Restraint of size and number of access point in laparoscopic or robot-assisted surgeries prompted us to make novel “biomimetic” retracting system… Continue Reading
Reducing Stray Energy Burns During Laparoscopic Surgery
Jeffrey L Eakin. Pioneer Valley Hospital and Jordan Valley Medical Center. Coupling of energy through the outer insulation of conventional monopolar laparoscopic instruments has been a problem since the inception of minimally invasive surgery (MIS). This stray energy may be coupled through a hole in the instrument’s outer insulation or through intact insulation by capacitive… Continue Reading
Quantification of Body Shape, Surface Area and Volume with White Light Scanning in Human Subjects
John Pender, MD, Konstantinos Spaniolas, MD, William Chapman, MD, Edgar Moore, MD, Lynis Dohm, MD, Stephen Wohlgemuth, MD, Walter Pories, MD. East Carolina University and Easter Virgina Medical School. Objective: At present there are no clinically feasible methods for accurately quantifying morbid obesity. BMI, while convenient, fails to distinguish fat from fitness. More complex and… Continue Reading
Peroral esophageal myotomy versus laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia: a meta-analysis
Mingtian Wei, MD, Hang Yi, MD, Ziqiang Wang, MD, Zongguang Zhou, MD. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University. Background: Achalasia is a rare esophageal motility disorder with a low incidence of 1/100 000 per year in general people. Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), reported in the management of achalasia patients in 2010, has… Continue Reading
PeriOperative Management software: OR Live Data
Henry Lin, MD, Ernest Lockrow, MD, Michael Szymaniak, RN, Jacques Clervil, PMP, ITILv, Michael Stany, MD. Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. 1. Objective of technology or device The perioperative environment is one of particular significance in healthcare. Recently, there has been much attention paid to this area with a focus on increasing its efficiency… Continue Reading
Objective assessment of the suture ligature method for the laparoscopic intestinal anastomosis model using a new computerized system
Munenori Uemura, MMedSci, Makoto Yamashita, Morimasa Tomikawa, MD, PhD, FACS, Satoshi Oabata, MD, Ryota Souzaki, MD, PhD, Satoshi Ieiri, MD, PhD, Kenoki Ohuchida, MD, PhD, Noriyuki Matsuoka, Tamotsu Katayama, Makoto Hashizume, MD, PhD, FACS. Kyushu Univeristy. Background The purpose of this study was to develop a new objective assessment system for the suture ligature method employed… Continue Reading
Noble method for intraoperative tumor localization during laparoscopic local resection of stomach: endoscopic submucosal cutting and light transmission
Young-Joon Lee, Ji-Ho Park, Sang-Ho Jeong, Chang Yoon Ha, Ju-Yeon Kim, Taejin Park, Chi-Young Jeong, Young-tae Ju, Eun-Jung Jung, Soon-Chan Hong, Sang-Kyung Choi, Woo-Song Ha. Gyeongsang National University. Backgrouds: Intraoperative tumor localization is prerequisite for deciding the proper extent of gastric resection during laparoscopic gastric local resection of early mucosal cancer and submucosal tumor. In… Continue Reading
New magnetic device that enables and facilitates reduced port surgery
Alberto Rodriguez-Navarro, MD, Homero Rivas, MD, Ignacio Robles, MD, Alex Escalona, MD, Steven Schwaitzberg, MD. University of Chile, Stanford University, Catholic University of Chile, Cambridge Health Alliance Harvard Medical School, Levita Magnetics. Objective To evaluate a new magnetic-based device that facilitates reduced-port techniques in laparoscopic surgery. Description and method of use A novel magnetic… Continue Reading
Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES) Electrical Stimulation Improves Sleep Quality and Work Productivity in Patients with Refractory GERD.
Nicole Bouvy (1), Nicolaas F Rinsma (1), Alex Escalona (2), Jelle P Ruurda (3), Jose Conchillo (1), Arjan Bredenoord (4), Mark van berge Henegouwen (4), Philip Chiu (5), Michael Booth (6), Albis Hani (7), D N Reddy (8), Andre Smout (4), Justin Wu (5), Peter D Siersema (4). 1Maastricht Uni Med Ctr. 2Pontificia Uni Catolica… Continue Reading
Ligation of the Appendix with Polymetric Clips
Lawrence E Tabone, MD, Dana Portenier, MD, Chan W Park, MD. Duke University. 1. Objective of the technology or device Laparoscopic appendectomy has increased operative cost as compared to open appendectomy. A significant component of operative cost associated with laparoscopic appendectomy is advanced energy systems and endoscopic staplers. Our objective was to study a new… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic Simulator
JJ Pierce, Kara Boatwright, Trevor Cowan, Lance Jones, Seth Munger, Zach Romney, Terri Bateman, Brady Woolford. Brigham Young University. The need exists for a fixture that can simulate real intra-abdominal conditions during the early stages of benchmarking, developing, and testing of new innovative products and procedures for laparoscopy. Therefore, a senior engineering team at Brigham… Continue Reading
Laparoscopic abdominal incisional hernia repair achieved without complications by reefing of the hernia orifice and suture-only mesh fixation
Eiichi Hirai, MD, Hideto Oishi, MD, Fumi Maeda, MD, Takeshi Ishita, MD, Masayuki Ishii, MD, Takuya Satou, MD, Takayuki Iino, MD, Hidekazu Kuramochi, MD, Shunsuke Onizawa, MD, Mie Hamano, MD, Tutomu Nakamura, MD, Tatsuo Araida, MD. Division of Gastroenterological Surgery,Department of Surgery,Yachiyo Medical Center,Tokyo Women's Medical University. <Objective> We have begun to perform laparoscopic… Continue Reading
Invention of Portable, Digital and, Flexible Video-Endoscope
Abdorrasoul Malekpour, Dr, Saeideh Zahedi, Bs, Hamed Hasani, Javad Kojuri, MD. Quality improvement in clinical Education Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Common areas of medical uses include: bronchoscopy, colonoscopy and viewing of the upper gastroenterological systems. Endoscopies are commonly used for the diagnosis of cancer. Recent video-endoscopes with high costs can only… Continue Reading