Sialolithiasis. Proposal for a new minimally invasive procedure: Piezoelectric surgery

Sialolithiasis. Proposal for a new minimally invasive procedure: Piezoelectric surgery

Sialolithiasis is the presence of stones in the ducts of the salivary glands. Most episodes are unique, and 60-80% are located exclusively in the main excretory duct. The main clinical manifestations are swelling and pain typically before, during or after meals that decreases if the obstruction is not complete. The highest prevalence of lithiasis is in the submandibular gland -87%-, whose secre...

A New Robot for Minimally Invasive Surgery

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) challenges the surgeon’s skills due to his separation from the operation area which can be reached with long instruments only. To overcome the drawbacks of manual MIS minimally invasive robotic surgery (MIRS) plays an important role. This paper takes a close look at the requirements on a MIRS system and describes the new DLR robot for MIS. This includes a discus...

Minimally invasive surgery for atrial fibrillation-Wolf Mini Maze procedure.

Minimally Invasive Genioplasty Procedure

In this technical note, we present a new surgical approach for genioplasty in which a minimally invasive procedure is used to perform the chin osteotomy. The main goal was to reduce postoperative functional recovery time and possible complications, especially reduction of lip incompetence, chin ptosis, and muscle dysfunction, by retaining the intactness of the mentalis muscles.

Proposal of a New Design Methodology including PD and SBD in Minimally Invasive Surgery

In all the production domains, we usually notice a difference between the user's idea and the designer's proposition product. This variable difference often depends of the design process methodology used by the company. Nowadays, more and more surgical interventions are carried out in Minimally Invasive Surgery, to make the post-operative constraints less painful for the patient. New surgical t...