enlightenVue Single Use 2mm Micro-endoscope Platform with 2 Working Channels
Deepak Kumar Sahu1, Giacomo Basadonna, MD2. 1Alira Health, 2University of Massachusetts1. Objective of the technology or device: enlightenVue platform is a single-use 2mm micro-endoscope with 2 working channels that can be used for both diagnostic and interventional procedures with high-definition image quality. The single-use, cost effective micro-endoscope is the ideal solution to increase the number… Continue Reading
How Do You Size Your Sleeve?
Paul E Enochs, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Jaime L Bull, CRC, PAS. WakeMed Bariatric Specialists of NCObjective: Sleeve based procedures now encompass approximately 70% of all bariatric surgeries. Yet with the increasing prevalence of these procedures, a standardized technique has not been established. There are hundreds of variations of techniques all in an attempt to create… Continue Reading
A New Age of Biliary Intervention For The General Surgeon
Clay M Merritt, DO, Joshua C Dilday, DO, Eric P Ahnfeldt, DO, FACS, FASMBS. William Beaumont Army Medical CenterThe SpyGlass DS system (SpyGlass™, Boston Scientific Corp, Marlborough, MA, USA) is a single use/single operator system designed to aid endoscopic procedures of the pancreaticobiliary system. Specifically, it permits direct visualization of ductal structures and provides many… Continue Reading
The BODY-Q Bariatric Module: Developing a patient-reported outcomes measures (PROMs) system to assess novel bariatric technologies
Danny Mou, MD1, Claire E de Vries, MD2, R N van Veen, MD3, D Makarawung4, Lisa van den Berg1, S W Nienhuijs, MD5, Ronald S Liem, MD6, MJ Wiezer, MD7, Maarten Hoogbergen, MD8, Andrea Pusic, MD1, Anne Klassen, DPhil9, Ali Tavakkoli, MD1. 1Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2Arts-onderzoeker bariatrische chirurgie, 3Obesitas Centrum Amsterdam, 4Netherlands Obesity Clinic,… Continue Reading
System Factors in the OR: Measurement and intervention with the OR Black Box
Robert C Adams-McGavin, B, Eng1, James J Jung, MD1, Anne H van Dalen, MD, BSc2, Marlies P Schijven, MD, PhD, MHSc2, Teodor P Grantcharov, MD, PhD1. 1International Centre for Surgical Safety, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, 2Dept of surgery, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, the… Continue Reading
Retrograde Endoluminal Vac Therapy: A Novel Approach to Improve Patient Tolerance
Kevin Brown, MD, Alisan Fathalizadeh, MD, John Rodriguez, MD. Cleveland Clinic FoundationObjective: Gastric leaks following bariatric surgery are among the most feared postoperative complications. Although revisional surgery is a treatment option, it carries a higher morbidity and mortality than conservative measures and endoscopic therapy. Although only a handful of cases exist for endoluminal vac therapy… Continue Reading
New Endosuture Instrument System for flexible endoscopic suturing in the GI-tract
Karl-Hermann Fuchs, MD, Kai Neki, MD, A Lee, MD, R Dominguez Profeta, MD, R Broderick, MD, B Sandler, MD, Santiago Horgan, Prof. UC San DiegoObjective: Therapeutic endoscopy such as endoscopic tumor resections in the GI tract may be facilitated by more advanced instruments for dissecting and suturing. In the past, several complex multitasking platforms to… Continue Reading
First Experience Using Senhance® Ultrasonic System in General Surgery
Dietmar Stephan, MD, Ibrahim Darwich, MD, Badrig Melekian, MD, Frank Willeke, MD. St. Marien-Krankenhaus SiegenThe robot-assisted surgery was previously associated with the name DaVinci® (Intuitive) worldwide. Since 2016, a second robotic system has been available with the Senhance® (Transenterix). The system is based on laparoscopy and is characterized in particular by haptic feedback, scope control… Continue Reading
Barbed suture in laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication: Pilot study
Esther F Ferrero-Celemín1, Angel Cuadrado-García1, Jose Daniel Sanchez-Lopez1, Luis García-Sancho1, Sara Núñez-O´Sullivan2, Mariana García-Virosta1, Federico Del Castillo- Díez3, Luis Antonio Picardo-Nieto1. 1Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía. San Sebastian de los Reyes. Madrid. Spain, 2Hospital Infanta Sofía. Madrid. Spain, 3Hospital Universitario La Paz. Madrid. SpainObjective of the technology: The aim of the use of the irreabsorbable barbed… Continue Reading
The development of a high-fidelity training simulator of laparoscopic surgery for choledocal cyst and biliary atresia
Satoshi Ieiri, MD, PhD, FACS, Koji Yamada, MD, Masakazu Murakami, MD, Keisuke Yano, MD, Toshio Harumatsu, MD, Tokuro Baba, MD, Shun Onishi, MD, PhD, Waka Yamada, MD, PhD, Ryuta Masuya, MD, Seiro Machigashira, MD, Kazuhiko Nakame, MD, PhD, Motoi Mukai, MD, PhD, Tatsuru Kaji, MD, PhD. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kagoshima UniversityBackground and Aim: Recently,… Continue Reading
USE OF ALTERNATIVE, COST-EFFECTIVE LAPAROSCOPIC STAPLER RELOAD CARTRIDGES IN BARIATRIC SURGERY : A PROSPECTIVE, TWO-CENTER PILOT
Joshua P Landreneau, MD, MSc1, Andrew T Strong, MD1, Joel S Frieder, MD2, Stacy Brethauer, MD1, Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD2, Samuel Szomstein, MD2, John Rodriguez, MD1. 1Cleveland Clinic, 2Cleveland Clinic FloridaObjective: The United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first new brand of a compatible laparoscopic staplers under the 510(k) process as… Continue Reading
Negative Pressure Inflatable Balloon Stent
Michael C Morris, MD. Lone Star Surgical, P.A.The most difficult aspect of surgery is undoubtedly complications. Of all complications the gastro-intestinal leak is one of the most feared by patients and surgeons alike. Sleeve gastrectomy represents a simple and effective bariatric operation with few long term consequences and multiple potential conversional options although its leak has… Continue Reading
Subcutaneous endoscopic assisted ligation for inguinal hernia repairs in children – first large US experience and matched comparison with open hernia repair
Raghavendra Rao, MD, Michael Smith, Troy Markel, MD, Brian Gray, MD, Matthew Landman, MD. IUIntroduction: The subcutaneous endoscopic assisted ligation (SEAL) is a technique of pediatric laparoscopic hernia repair which has recently been incorporated by pediatric surgeons. This technical details of SEAL remain controversial. We present the outcomes of our large experience with this technique in… Continue Reading
The Sufentanil Sublingual Tablet 30 mcg for Management of Post-operative Pain Following A Range of Abdominal Surgeries
Jacob Hutchins, MD1, David Leiman, MD2, Karen DiDonato, MSN, RN3, Pamela Palmer, MD, PhD3. 1University of Minnesota, 2Victoria Medical Center, 3AcelRx PharmaceuticalsOBJECTIVE: Following completion of a comprehensive clinical program, the Sufentanil Sublingual Tablet 30 mcg (“SST 30 mcg”; DSUVIA™) was recently approved by the U.S. FDA for management of acute pain in adults severe enough… Continue Reading
Unsupervised detection of tool presence in endoscopic video frames
David Z Li1, Masaru Ishii, MD, PhD2, Russell H Taylor, PhD1, Gregory D Hager, PhD1, Ayushi Sinha, PhD1. 1The Johns Hopkins University, 2Johns Hopkins Medical InstitutionsObjective: The aim of our work is to develop an unsupervised approach for tool detection in endoscopic video data. There is an abundance of medical imaging data available, but most of… Continue Reading