Endoscopic Retrieval Devices

Endoscopic Suturing Devices

Suturing is a necessary step in any surgical operation. In flexible endoscopic surgery within and beyond the gastrointestinal tract, the task of suturing is more difficult due to limited working space and the non‐rigidity of the endoscope’s shaft making it impossible to provide a stable base for surgical manoeuvres. Besides, tactile feel is lost in the flexible endoscopic approach. Unlike in la...

Endoscopic closure devices

G m r m m i o T E D The ASGE Technology Committee provides reviews of new or emerging endoscopic technologies that have the potential to affect the practice of GI endoscopy. Evidencebased methodology is used, with a MEDLINE literature search to identify pertinent preclinical and clinical studies on the topic and a MAUDE (U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Devices and Radiological Heal...

Endoscopic retrieval of miniature battery.

Endoscopic retrieval of gastric trichophytobezoar

RATIONALE Trichophytobezoars, which are composed of hair and plant fibers, are usually located in the stomach. They are often associated with trichophagia and trichotillomania. The most commonly reported methods of trichophytobezoar treatment are open surgery and laparoscopic retrieval; there are few reports of endoscopic removal of trichophytobezoars. PATIENT CONCERNS AND DIAGNOSES Twelve-ye...

Image Retrieval on Mobile Devices

With the growing number of mobile devices and the access possibility to thousands of images from these devices, the users call for efficient image search techniques for mobile devices. Desktop paradigms cannot be used with the smaller screen sizes, hence it is needful to offer alternative searching and browsing strategies, which are adapted for mobile devices. In this paper we describe our idea...