Artisential Pneumonectomy 1.mp4 (1.16 GB)
VATS Pneumonectomy With the Artisential Wristed Instruments
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posted on 2021-01-20, 22:11 authored by Joel Dunning, Elizabeth OsmondThis is a video of a patient who had a large tumor which was invading
the parenchyma of all three lobes and therefore clearly not suitable for
a sleeve resection. The authors used the microlobectomy approach with a
subxiphoid port and used that subxiphoid port to remove the lung at the
end of the operation. The Artisential Hook Diathermy was particularly
useful here, and they also used the artisential bipolar grasper. This
video shows the benefits of wristed instrumentation without the
disadvantages of robotics, which includes lack of tactile feedback, not
being able to perform one’s own staple firings, not being by the
patient's bedside in case of an urgent situation, set up time, and
limited ability to change instruments quickly.
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