Clinical evaluation of complete solo surgery with the “ViKY®” robotic laparoscope manipulator

• Published in: Surgical endoscopy Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 981 - 986
• Main Authors: Takahashi, Masahiro, Takahashi, Masanori, Nishinari, Naoto, Matsuya, Hideki, Tosha, Tsutomu, Minagawa, Yukihiro, Shimooki, Osamu, Abe, Tadashi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.02.2017
• Subjects: Abdominal Surgery; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Gastroenterology; Gynecology; Hepatology; Hernia, Inguinal - surgery; Humans; Laparoscopy - methods; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; New Technology; Postoperative Complications; Proctology; Retrospective Studies; Robotic Surgical Procedures - methods; Surgery; Robotic surgery; Hernia; Laparoscopic surgery; Minimally invasive surgery; Solo surgery

Background Advancement in both surgical technique and medical equipment has enabled solo surgery. ViKY ® Endoscope Positioning System (ViKY ® ) is a robotic system that remotely controls an endoscope and provides direct vision control to the surgeon. Here, we report our experience with ViKY ® -assis...