Mark A Casillas, Jr., MD, MS University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Surgery BACKGROUND:Transanal endoscopic microsurgical (TEM) resection is associated with improved outcomes compared to transanal excision of rectal lesions. However, TEM equipment requires additional startup cost. Transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) was first reported in 2010. The purpose of this study […]
Fabio Priora, MD, Luca Matteo Lenti, PhD, Ferruccio Ravazzoni, PhD, Alessandra Marano, MD, Giulio Argenio, MD, Giuseppe Spinoglio, MD Surgical Department – Unito of General and Oncologic Surgery – Ss. Antonio e Biagio Hospital OBJECTIVE The application of the fluorescence with indocyanine green (IG) in robotic surgery is a recent challenging technique. Thanks to its […]
Rodiyan Gibran Sentanu, BEng, Masayuki Teranuma, BEng, Takuro Ishii, MEng, Kazuya Kawamura, PhD, Tatsuo Igarashi, MD, PhD Department of Medical System Engineering, Division of Artificial Systems Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan Objective of the device One of the impediments of modern endoscopy, especially in the colonoscopy, is the formation of undesired […]
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, […]
Elisabeth C McLemore, MD, Alisa Coker, MD, Sonia Ramamoorthy, MD, Garth Jacobsen, MD, Mark A Talamini, MD, Santiago Horgan University of California, San Diego Objective of the technology or device: The Gelpoint Path Long Channel is a longer, disposable, trans-anal access platform facilitating endoluminal surgical access to the upper rectum and distal colon. The longer […]