A novel semi-automatic snake robot for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery: preclinical tests in animal and human cadaver models (with video).

Journal: Surgical endoscopy
Published Date: Jun 1, 2015

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is an emerging surgical technique. We aimed to design, create, and evaluate a new semi-automatic snake robot for NOTES.

Authors

  • Jaebum Son
    Biomedical Engineering Branch, National Cancer Center, 323 Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Goyang, Gyeongi-do, 410-769, Republic of Korea.
  • Chang Nho Cho
  • Kwang Gi Kim
    Department of Biomedical Engineering Branch, National Cancer Center, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
  • Tae Young Chang
  • Hyunchul Jung
  • Sung Chun Kim
  • Min-Tae Kim
  • Nari Yang
  • Tae-Yun Kim
  • Dae Kyung Sohn

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