Robotic endoscopy. A review of the literature

Visconti, Thiago Arantes de Carvalho; Otoch, José Pinhata; Artifon, Everson Luiz de Almeida

doi:10.1590/s0102-865020200020000006

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“…These disadvantages include the small angulation of forceps movements, limited visualization, lack of capability for biopsy or therapeutic delivery, and lack of self-propulsion. 5,[29][30][31] While new platforms look to improve upon these limitations, more evidence is still needed to prove their safety and superiority toward existing endoscopic and open procedures. Significant costs, including purchase costs, maintenance and repair costs, and sterilization costs, are associated with the use of endoscopic techniques as well.…”

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Endoscopic Operating Platforms and Advancements

Sethi

Rosenbluth

2022

Digestive Disease Interventions

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The first endoscope was created in 1805 by Philip Bozini in Germany. This endoscope was known as “Lichtleiter,” a light guiding instrument. In the 1950s, the first models of fiberoptic endoscopes were introduced. Since then, the technology associated with endoscopic surgery has grown by leaps and bounds. This article aims to explore current operating platforms and emerging technology associated with endoscopic surgery.

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Section: Limitations Of Endoscopic Platformsmentioning

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Endoscopic Operating Platforms and Advancements

Sethi

Rosenbluth

2022

Digestive Disease Interventions

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“…Over the years many researchers have developed RFE platforms focused on various actuation and control approaches. There are several recent reviews ( Li et al, 2007 ; Ciuti et al, 2016 ; Tapia-Siles et al, 2016 ; Li and Chiu, 2018 ; Boskoski and Costamagna, 2019 ; Ciuti et al, 2020 ; Visconti et al, 2020 ) that cover these technologies and other cutting-edge platforms in depth which is not the remit of this paper. A selection of them are listed in Table 1 .…”

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Guidelines for Robotic Flexible Endoscopy at the Time of COVID-19

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Flexible endoscopy involves the insertion of a long narrow flexible tube into the body for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. In the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, flexible endoscopy plays a major role in cancer screening, surveillance, and treatment programs. As a result of gas insufflation during the procedure, both upper and lower GI endoscopy procedures have been classified as aerosol generating by the guidelines issued by the respective societies during the COVID-19 pandemic—although no quantifiable data on aerosol generation currently exists. Due to the risk of COVID-19 transmission to healthcare workers, most societies halted non-emergency and diagnostic procedures during the lockdown. The long-term implications of stoppage in cancer diagnoses and treatment is predicted to lead to a large increase in preventable deaths. Robotics may play a major role in this field by allowing healthcare operators to control the flexible endoscope from a safe distance and pave a path for protecting healthcare workers through minimizing the risk of virus transmission without reducing diagnostic and therapeutic capacities. This review focuses on the needs and challenges associated with the design of robotic flexible endoscopes for use during a pandemic. The authors propose that a few minor changes to existing platforms or considerations for platforms in development could lead to significant benefits for use during infection control scenarios.

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“…Nevertheless, traditional endoscopic instruments have very limited degrees of freedom, making it extremely challenging for even experienced procedurists to perform complex endoscopic procedures. As a result, only selected cases could be performed endoscopically, and if complications were encountered, they could only be solved using surgical methods 4 . The wish was therefore for a new and improved version of the endoscope that could overcome these problems and provide the benefits of surgery—triangulation, adequate tissue retraction, and optimal exposure of the operating field.…”

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Clinical adoption of robotics in endoscopy: Challenges and solutions

Kaan

2020

JGH Open

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The endoscope was traditionally used as a diagnostic instrument. In past decades, it has increasingly been adapted for therapeutic intents. Subsequently, the master-slave robotic concept was introduced into the field of endoscopy to potentially reduce the difficulty and complication rates of endoscopic therapeutic procedures. As interest in robotic endoscopy intensified, progressively more robotic endoscopic platforms were developed, tested, and introduced. Nevertheless, the future of robotic endoscopy hinges on the ability to meet specific clinical needs of procedurists. Three aspects are vital in ensuring continued success and clinical adoption of the robotic endoscopedemonstration of clinical safety and cost-efficacy of the device, widespread availability of directed training opportunities to enhance technical skills and clinical decisionmaking capabilities of the procedurist, and continued identification of new clinical applications beyond the current uses of the device. This review provides a brief discussion of the historical development of robotic endoscopy, current robotic endoscopic platforms, use of robotic endoscopy in conventional therapeutic endoscopic procedures, and the future of robotic endoscopy. Historical development of robotic endoscopy Endoscopy began as a method for diagnosing pathologies in the gastrointestinal tract. Over the decades, endoscopes have

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Robotic endoscopy. A review of the literature

Cited by 14 publications

References 40 publications

Endoscopic Operating Platforms and Advancements

Endoscopic Operating Platforms and Advancements

Guidelines for Robotic Flexible Endoscopy at the Time of COVID-19

Clinical adoption of robotics in endoscopy: Challenges and solutions

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