Development of a novel multichannel port (x-Gate(®)) for reduced port surgery and its initial clinical results.
BACKGROUND
In order to reduce clashing between the instruments during single-incision endoscopic surgery or reduced port surgery we have developed a new multichannel port with wider distance between the channels.


METHODS
We used the newly developed multichannel port (x-Gate®) in 34 patients undergoing a variety of reduced port surgery procedures. The operation records of these patients were reviewed.


RESULTS
Overall performance of x-Gate® was sufficient in the clinical experience. There have been no complications attributed to x-Gate®. We found that with the x-Gate® the conflicts among the forceps have been drastically improved compared with other multi-channel ports we had used before, which had a shorter distance between the channels.
Department of Surgery, Medical Topia Soka, Soka City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. kanehiraxy@yahoo.co.jp
Eiji
E
Kanehira
Kunihisa
K
Siozawa
Aya
A
Kamei
Takashi
T
Tanida
D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D016896:Treatment Outcome