Vanderbilt University - Mechanical Engineering, 2301 Vanderbilt Place PMB 351592, Nashville, TN 37235, USA.
Expert Rev Med Devices. 2014 Jan;11(1):5-7. doi: 10.1586/17434440.2013.854702. Epub 2013 Dec 2.
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.
本文讨论了一类新型机器人，即同心管机器人及其在经鼻颅底手术中的应用。经鼻入路对患者具有明显的优势，但该手术具有挑战性，强烈促使使用机器人工具。本文描述了同心管机器人的概念，并回顾了经鼻颅底手术的初步实验结果。正如达芬奇机器人彻底改变了许多腹腔镜手术一样，我们期望同心管机器人将推动颅底手术的发展，并推动其他需要通过受限路径进行的微创程序的发展。
