Paul J M Wijsman, Ivo A M J Broeders, Hylke J Brenkman, Amir Szold, Antonello Forgione, Henk W R Schreuder, Esther C J Consten, Werner A Draaisma, Paul M Verheijen, Jelle P Ruurda, Yuval Kaufman
BACKGROUND: Robotic camera holders for endoscopic surgery have been available for 20 years but market penetration is low. The current camera holders are controlled by voice, joystick, eyeball tracking, or head movements, and this type of steering has proven to be successful but excessive disturbance of surgical workflow has blocked widespread introduction. The Autolap™ system (MST, Israel) uses a radically different steering concept based on image analysis. This may improve acceptance by smooth, interactive, and fast steering...
November 3, 2017: Surgical Endoscopy