Objective of Technology
The Magnetic Surgical System (Levita Magnetics Corp) is an innovative technological platform that utilizes magnetic fields to enable laparoscopic surgery with a reduced number of trocars. The associated risks of trocars are well-known including incisional pain, scarring, infection, bowel and vascular injuries, among others. The system also allows for un-constrained, shaft-less magnetic retraction and mobilization of tissue and organs. Shafts of conventional laparoscopic
AIMS: Among surgical weight loss procedures, the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has increased in popularity because of its technical simplicity and lower long-term complication rate. Nevertheless, the possibility for leaks and strictures are present and greatly depend on technique and experience in creating the sleeve, especially in the area of the incisura angularis (IA), located on the lesser curvature of the stomach. To examine the constriction of the sleeve, we proposed an evaluation
OBJECTIVE:
Single-incision minimally invasive surgery has previously been associated with incisions 2.0-3.0 cm in length and increased hernia rates. We present a novel single-incision surgical platform compatible for insertion through a standard 15-mm trocar we previously described in 6 patients with short term follow up data. The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of the platform in a larger collective and to present 1 year follow up data of our phase I trial.
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Objective of the Device
This work presents the design of a novel insertable robotic capsule camera system for single incision laparoscopic surgery. This design features a unified mechanism for anchoring, navigating, and rotating a fully insertable camera by externally generated rotational magnetic field. As illustrated in Figure 1, the external stator generates anchoring and rotational magnetic field to control the motion of the insertable robotic capsule camera. The insertable camera body, whi
Objective: Laparoscopic instruments have limited degrees of freedom and are not ergonomic. This results in severe limitations in performing complex, and even simple tasks in surgery, limiting many surgeons from performing a variety of minimally invasive procedures. Our goal was to combine the advantages of robotic surgery with those of hand-held laparoscopic instruments.
Technology: We have designed and built a hand-held electro-mechanical system that can support several end effectors. The inst