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How Safe Are Your Patients? - June 2016 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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Medical Surgical Technologies AutoLap Image-Guided Laparoscope Positioning System This ultra- responsive robotic assistant points the cam- era wherever your instru- ments go. A lot of surgeons who do single-inci- sion laparoscopy aren't used to holding the scope steady and don't like stopping the procedure to adjust it, but since we're control freaks it's difficult to rely on someone else to handle it for us. This robotic arm, which secures to the table and clamps the scope, gives us control while letting us focus on our technique. Through its image-analy- sis software, you tag an instrument for it to recognize, then it tracks and follows your instrument's movements in real time, without manual intervention. You can still move the scope by hand while it's in the robot's grip, if necessary, or wirelessly through a small joystick on a single-use remote control ring. It seems pretty intuitive to learn and, best of all, it's compatible with standard scopes, tools, imaging systems and OR tables, so you can use it with all your own equipment. It lists at $100,000 to $120,000, with a disposables kit (sterile drapes, attachment clips and the wireless controller) at $150 to $200. 5 4 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E • J U N E 2 0 1 6

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