Abstract
Purpose To present new endoscopic robotic devices in the context of minimally invasive procedures with high precision and automation.Methods Review of the literature by December 2018 on robotic endoscopy.Results We present the studies and investments for robotic implementation and flexible endoscopy evolution. We divided them into forceps manipulation platforms, active endoscopy and endoscopic capsule. They try to improve forceps handling and stability and to promote active movement.Conclusion The implementation and propagation of robotic models depend on doing what the endoscopist is unable to. The new devices are moving forward in this direction.
Highlights
Endoscopy began as a gastrointestinal (GI) diagnosis method and became an important treatment method for GI pathologies nowadays
The equipment is in constant evolution, since the implementation of the electrical lamp, from the coming of flexible endoscopes, incorporation of ultrasonography and the recent development of robotic methods
Developed by the Nanyang Technological University and the National University of Singapore, the Master and Slave Transluminal Endoscopic Robot (MASTER) system consists of two attached arms to a conventional double-channel endoscope with a forceps and an electrocautery hook
Summary
Thiago Arantes de Carvalho ViscontiI , José Pinhata OtochII , Everson Luiz de Almeida ArtifonII. I MD, Department of Gastroenterology-Endoscopy, School of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brazil. II Full Professor, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, USP, Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil.
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