Therapeutic flexible endoscopic robotic systems have been developed primarily as a platform for endoscopic submucosal dissection(ESD)in the treatment of earlystage gastrointestinal cancer.Since ESD can only be perform...Therapeutic flexible endoscopic robotic systems have been developed primarily as a platform for endoscopic submucosal dissection(ESD)in the treatment of earlystage gastrointestinal cancer.Since ESD can only be performed by highly skilled endoscopists,the goal is to lower the technical hurdles to ESD by introducing a robot.In some cases,such robots have already been used clinically,but they are still in the research and development stage.This paper outlined the current status of development,including a system by the author’s group,and discussed future challenges.展开更多
基金Supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI),No. 23500573, No. 263500554, No. 17K01431 and No. 20K12700Grant of the Princess Takamatsu Cancer Research Fund,No. 13-24505Terumo Life Science Foundation,No. 15-I101 and No. 20-III119
文摘Therapeutic flexible endoscopic robotic systems have been developed primarily as a platform for endoscopic submucosal dissection(ESD)in the treatment of earlystage gastrointestinal cancer.Since ESD can only be performed by highly skilled endoscopists,the goal is to lower the technical hurdles to ESD by introducing a robot.In some cases,such robots have already been used clinically,but they are still in the research and development stage.This paper outlined the current status of development,including a system by the author’s group,and discussed future challenges.
