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Suspension laryngoscopy using a curved-frame trans-oral robotic system

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Purpose

Suspension laryngoscopy has been employed for laryngeal diseases such as treatment for a polyp, cystoma, or granuloma. After securing a straight path with a laryngoscope, the surgeon inserts rigid instruments and examines the target lesion by using a microscope. However, many patients suffer from secondary complications due to the use of a rigid laryngoscope. In addition, about 11–12 % of patients cannot be operated on using laryngoscope because of anatomical restrictions. A surgical method to treat patients using a curved-frame trans-oral robotics system was developed.

Methods

A new surgical procedure is investigated using a new surgical robot system that employs a curved frame as a guide to insert flexible instruments into the target lesion. For this, a master–slave robotic system was developed, and the performance of the proposed procedure was tested by using a phantom laryngeal model.

Results

A routine laryngeal polypectomy procedure was simulated and performed using flexible instruments guided by a master–slave surgical robot in suspension laryngoscopy.

Conclusion

A surgical robotic system was able to perform routine procedures to remove a polyp in the vocal cord under clinically realistic conditions on an adult phantom.

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Acknowledgments

This work is supported by the Technology Innovation Program (10040097) funded by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Republic of Korea (MOTIE, Korea), supported by GRRC program of Gyeonggi Province (GRRC HANYANG 2013-A02), and financially supported by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and Korea Institute for Advancement in Technology (KIAT) through the Workforce Development Program in Strategic Technology, supported by the MOTIE (The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy), Korea, under the Robotics-Specialized Education Consortium for Graduates support program supervised by the NIPA (National IT Industry Promotion Agency) (H1502-13- 1001).

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  1. Department of Electronic Systems Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan, Korea

    Young-Sik Kwon & Byung-Ju Yi

  2. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hanyang University, Ansan, Korea

    Kyung Tae

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Kwon, YS., Tae, K. & Yi, BJ. Suspension laryngoscopy using a curved-frame trans-oral robotic system. Int J CARS 9, 535–540 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-013-0944-1

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