title: A new telesurgical platform--preliminary clinical results.
abstract: A new European telesurgical system, the Telelap Alf-x, is introduced. Its main features are individual arms, which enable free access to the patient throughout surgery, a large range of reusable surgical instruments, an open console with eye-tracking system, where the camera follows the eye and head movements of the surgeon, and the existing force feedback enables for the first time to feel the consistency of the tissues and avoid tearing of the stitches while suturing. The system combines the benefits of open surgery and endoscopy. The first clinical application, which involved 146 operations at the gynecological department of the Gemelli University Hospital in Rome, proved the safety and the surgical team's quick adaptation to the system.
authors: The New European Surgical Academy (NESA) , Berlin , Germany.
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Stark
authors: Stefano
authors: S
authors: Pomati
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: D'Ambrosio
authors: Franco
authors: F
authors: Giraudi
authors: Stefano
authors: S
authors: Gidaro
mesh_terms: D015331:Cohort Studies; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D061214:Patient Safety; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Telesurgery; endoscopy; force feedback; robotic surgery; surgery