Jose Granell, Alex Ramirez-Rosa, Isabel Fernandez-Rastrilla, Juan Granados-Sitges, Pablo Caballero, Lucia Granell, Isabel Sanchez-Camon, Ivan Mendez-Benegassi, Raimundo Gutierrez-Fonseca
The Versius Surgical System is a next generation soft-tissue robot with instrument and endoscope arms split into individual modules. Despite its similarities with previous systems, the basic changes in the design raise concerns relating to the feasibility of the set-up for the different approaches in robotic head and neck surgery procedures. We used a complete unit with a surgeon's console and four modules on a training mannequin to depict the different configurations in the operating room. We tested transoral robotic surgery and the four basic configurations for the remote access to the neck: transoral/transvestibular, retroauricular, axillary and bilateral axillo-breast approaches...
August 23, 2023: Journal of Robotic Surgery