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A robot for transnasal surgery featuring needle-sized tentacle-like arms

AUTHORS

Gilbert Hunter , Hendrick Richard , Remirez Andria , Webster Robert . Expert review of medical devices. 2013 12 2; 11(1). 5-7

ABSTRACT

This paper discusses a new class of robots known as concentric tube robots and their application to transnasal skull base surgery. The endonasal approach has clear benefits for patients, but the surgery presents challenges that strongly motivate the use of robotic tools. In this paper, the concentric tube robot concept is described, and preliminary experimental results for transnasal skull base surgery are reviewed. Just as the da Vinci robot has revolutionized many laparoscopic surgeries, we expect concentric tube robots will enable the advancement of skull base surgery and the development of other minimally invasive procedures that require access through constrained paths.

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