International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery · 2018 · 23 citations · 14 references
EngineeringSurgeryGeneral SurgeryMedical RoboticsOncologic SurgeryEndoscopic RoboticsEndoscopic SurgeryEndoscopic Tumor ResectionRobot-assisted SurgeryRobotic EndoscopySurgical RoboticsEndoscopic Cancer ResectionFlexible Endoscope ManipulationGastrointestinal PolypsManipulationRobotic Endoscopic SurgerySurgical End EffectorsSurgical Field ExposureSurgical Field Visibility
BACKGROUND: The EndoMaster is a novel robot-assisted surgical system originally designed for endoscopic resection of gastrointestinal polyps and tumours. It incorporates two robotic arms (a grasper and a probe for monopolar diathermy) into the end of a flexible endoscope, creating improved manoeuvrability, with two arms allowing for 9 degrees of movement and triangulation; this enables fine manipulation and dissection of tissues. METHODS: The EndoMaster was used in two human cadavers to perform 4 radical tonsillectomies to evaluate its performance in transoral robotic surgery (TORS). RESULTS: The EndoMaster allowed for good visualization of the surgical field and its compact form factor allowed for quick docking and avoided the problem of clashing of the working arms. CONCLUSION: The EndoMaster system shows promising potential for use in TORS. Further refinements to movements of the effector arms are required.
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Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) for Base of Tongue Neoplasms
Bert W. O’Malley, Gregory S. Weinstein, Wendy Snyder et al. · The Laryngoscope · 2006 · 732 citations
Medicine, Oral Surgery, Surgery +16
Gregory S. Weinstein, Bert W. O’Malley, Wendy Snyder et al. · Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2007 · 601 citations · Full text
Medicine, Medical Education, Surgery +15
Transoral Robotic Surgery: Supraglottic Partial Laryngectomy
Gregory S. Weinstein, Bert W. O’Malley, Wendy Snyder et al. · Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology · 2007 · 412 citations
Medicine, Otolaryngology, Surgery +16