A novel endoscope manipulator, Naviot, enables solo-surgery to be performed during video-assisted thoracic surgery

Ichiro Yoshino; Takeshi Yasunaga; Makoto Hashizume; Yoshihiko Maehara

doi:10.1510/icvts.2005.108282

A novel endoscope manipulator, Naviot, enables solo-surgery to be performed during video-assisted thoracic surgery

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2005 Oct;4(5):404-5. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2005.108282. Epub 2005 Jun 22.

Authors

Ichiro Yoshino¹, Takeshi Yasunaga, Makoto Hashizume, Yoshihiko Maehara

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. iyoshino@surg2.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp

PMID: 17670443
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2005.108282

Abstract

A novel endoscopic device consisting of a one-touch manipulator and an automatic microzoom function, called Naviot (Hitachi Co., Japan), enabled a solo-surgery in thoracic sympathectomy.