Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2018 Feb;34(1):45-51.
doi: 10.1159/000486121. Epub 2018 Feb 9.

Robotic Endoscopy

Zheng Li  1 , Philip Wai-Yan Chiu  1
Affiliations
Review

Robotic Endoscopy

Zheng Li et al. Visc Med. 2018 Feb.

Abstract

Endoscopes extend the eyes of the physician into the patient's body. They are widely used in gastrointestinal (GI) diagnostics and minimally invasive surgery. Endoscopes can be classified into 3 types: rigid, flexible, and capsule endoscopes. Rigid and flexible endoscopes are traditionally held and manipulated by the physician to visualize the region of interest, while capsule endoscopes move passively along with the GI peristalsis. With the advancement of technology, robotic endoscopy has been increasingly developed and accepted. In this work, robotic endoscopy from 3 categories (robot-assisted rigid endoscopy, robot-assisted flexible endoscopy, and active GI endoscopy including active flexible colonoscopy and active capsule endoscopy) is reviewed by PubMed search with the criteria ('Robotics' OR 'Robot') and ('Endoscopy' OR 'Endoscope').

Keywords: Capsule endoscope; Endoscopy; Gastrointestinal; Robotics.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
a Number of PubMed articles using the criteria (‘Robotics’ OR ‘Robot’) and (‘Endoscopy’ OR ‘Endoscope’) in All Fields; b number of PubMed articles using the criteria (‘Robotics’ OR ‘Robot’) and (‘Endoscopy’ OR ‘Endoscope’) in Title/Abstract.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Examples of robot-assisted rigid endoscopy: a AESOP [6]; b TISKA Endoarm [7]; c ViKY robotic scope holder [8]; d SOLOASSIST [10]; e AutoLap [11]; and f CUHK endoscope manipulator [14].
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Examples of robot-assisted flexible endoscopy: flexible endoscope holding principle of a EndoDrive [17] and b the gastroscope intervention mechanism (GIM) by Yang et al. [22].
Fig. 4
Fig. 4
Examples of self-propelled colonoscopies: a Aer-O-Scope [29]; b NeoGuide [26]; c Endotics Endoscopy System [27]; d invendoscope [30]; and e soft earthworm endoscope robot [31, 32].
Fig. 5
Fig. 5
Examples of active capsule endoscope and in vivo miniature robots: a Active capsule endoscope with legged locomotion [43]; b micro-intestinal robot with wireless power transmission [44, 45]; c propeller-based swimming capsule endoscope for stomach [46]; and d the Ankon magnetically actuated capsule endoscope system [42].
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Spaner SJ, Warnock GL. A brief history of endoscopy, laparoscopy, and laparoscopic surgery. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 1997;7:369–373. - PubMed
    1. De Groen PC. History of the endoscope. Proc IEEE. 2017;105:1987–1995.
    1. Becker H, Melzer A, Schurr M, Buess G. 3-D video techniques in endoscopic surgery. Endosc Surg Allied Technol. 1993;1:40–46. - PubMed
    1. Iddan G, Meron G, Glukhovsky A, Swain P. Wireless capsule endoscopy. Nature. 2000;405:417. - PubMed
    1. Unger S, Unger H, Bass R. AESOP robotic arm. Surg Endosc. 1994;8:1131. - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources