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01.03.2012 | Original Article
A robotic assistant for trans-oral surgery: the robotic endo-laryngeal flexible (Robo-ELF) scope
verfasst von:
Kevin Olds, Alexander Hillel, Jonathan Kriss, Archana Nair, Hongho Kim, Elizabeth Cha, Martin Curry, Lee Akst, Rex Yung, Jeremy Richmon, Russell Taylor
Erschienen in:
Journal of Robotic Surgery
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Ausgabe 1/2012
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Abstract
This paper describes the continued development of the Robotic EndoLaryngeal (Robo-ELF) Scope System, a simple clinically usable robot for manipulating flexible endoscopes, particularly in laryngeal surgery. The system includes a robot with three active and two passive degrees of freedom, a five degree of freedom passive positioning arm, a malleable scope shaft support, and a custom joystick controller. The Robo-ELF Scope allows a surgeon to control a flexible endoscope with only one hand and also to release the controls and perform bimanual surgery if desired. We have evaluated the Robo-ELF Scope system in both phantom and cadaver studies and found it superior to hand manipulation of flexible endoscopes and conventional rigid endoscopes.