TY - JOUR
T1 - Remote-controlled laparoscope manipulator system, Naviot™, for endoscopic surgery
AU - Yasunaga, T.
AU - Hashizume, M.
AU - Kobayashi, E.
AU - Tanoue, K.
AU - Akahoshi, T.
AU - Konishi, K.
AU - Yamaguchi, S.
AU - Kinjo, N.
AU - Tomikawa, M.
AU - Muragaki, Y.
AU - Shimada, M.
AU - Maehara, Y.
AU - Dohi, Y.
AU - Sakuma, I.
AU - Miyamoto, S.
PY - 2003/6/1
Y1 - 2003/6/1
N2 - A remote-controlled laparoscope manipulator system, Naviot™ (Hitachi), is newly developed and introduced to a laparoscopic cholecystectomy for seven patients. This system consists of a specific laparoscope with a zoom lens, a flexible arm, an actuator, a five-bar linkage mechanism, and a hand controller. A surgeon can easily use the zoom lens and move the laparoscope into the eight directions by pushing the buttons of a hand controller. The zoom can be 5.07 magnifications. The moving range is 45° in the horizontal directions and 25° in the vertical ones. All procedures were performed safely and smoothly. We believe that this new system is feasible in clinical use and enables surgeons to perform “solo-surgery” in the near future.
AB - A remote-controlled laparoscope manipulator system, Naviot™ (Hitachi), is newly developed and introduced to a laparoscopic cholecystectomy for seven patients. This system consists of a specific laparoscope with a zoom lens, a flexible arm, an actuator, a five-bar linkage mechanism, and a hand controller. A surgeon can easily use the zoom lens and move the laparoscope into the eight directions by pushing the buttons of a hand controller. The zoom can be 5.07 magnifications. The moving range is 45° in the horizontal directions and 25° in the vertical ones. All procedures were performed safely and smoothly. We believe that this new system is feasible in clinical use and enables surgeons to perform “solo-surgery” in the near future.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0531-5131(03)00371-6
DO - 10.1016/S0531-5131(03)00371-6
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85010553787
SN - 0531-5131
VL - 1256
SP - 678
EP - 683
JO - International Congress Series
JF - International Congress Series
IS - C
ER -