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Robot controlled mastoid surgery!

1 May 2016 | | Image guidance, Mastoidectomy, Warning system
This is a fascinating piece of work by a Korean team developing a human-robot collaborative control. Their model uses image guidance surgery to locate the drill tip’s position. Important structures can be highlighted – in this case the facial nerve....

The newest robot from da Vinci – what can it offer for hypopharyngeal cancer surgery?

1 March 2018 | | da Vinci Sp, hypopharyngeal cancer, hypopharynx, transoral endoscopic head and neck surgery, transoral robotic surgery
The standard existing da Vinci surgical robot (the Si model) has been much maligned for not being optimally designed for transoral access and endoscopic manoeuvrability in head and neck surgery. This preclinical work from Holsinger and his team looks at...
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Robotic insertion of electrode array in cochlear implantation

5 January 2022 | | ENTA-Auditory Implants | Cochlear implant, Hearing loss, Hearing preservation, Human, Robot, Sensorineural hearing loss
Cochlear implants (CIs) are commonly used for profound bilateral hearing loss. They have specific national guidance for their insertion, however patients with a substantial residual acoustic hearing are potential CI candidates. Preservation of this residual hearing can be sought with...

Robotics in rhinology – fantasy or the future?

3 September 2024 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus
Robotic surgery is advancing, but its use in rhinology lags due to spatial constraints and high costs. Innovations in flexible robots may bridge this gap in the future. We are in a new era, one of artificial intelligence and robotics....
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Automated contouring of costal cartilage for pinna reconstruction – a proof of concept

1 July 2021 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | Auricular reconstruction, cartilage, costal cartilage graft, ear, robot
Presently there are limited applications of automation within operative ENT. This proof-of-concept study explores the use of an augmented robot to contour cadaveric costal cartilage for auricular reconstruction. Ordinarily this task is performed manually. This takes considerable time due to...

OAEE UPDATE - Urgent Call for Surgical Supplies in Ukraine

24 March 2022
UK professionals have called for aid in sending surgical equipment to Ukraine during Russian invasion.

The Surgical Skills Centre in BACO 2018: pride of place

1 January 2018 | | ENTA-ENT
Simulation in medical training is gaining prominence with every passing year, and BACO will have a large space showcasing this area. We hear from the organisers. In recognition of the developing importance of simulation in surgical training, BACO 2018 has...

Emerging robotic systems for head and neck surgery

4 November 2021 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Head & Neck
As of December 2020, seven robotic surgical systems have received approval for use in different jurisdictions, and many more task-specific robots are in the pipeline. Jack Faulkner takes us through what’s on the horizon for head and neck cancer surgery....

Setting up a robotic surgical practice: view from India

4 November 2021 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Head & Neck
Transoral robotic surgery has an established role in head and neck cancer surgery. But how easy is it to set up a service in a resource-constrained environment? Gouri Pantvaidya and Ameya Pai give us a view from the Indian subcontinent....

Romet announces new distributor in UK & Ireland. Additional distributors sought globally.

24 June 2021 | Company Profiles, Contracts & Distributors, Research & Development
Tommy R. Dodson, President of Fountain Head Marketing dba Romet Electronic Larynx, is pleased to announce that Severn Healthcare Technologies Limited has been selected to become the exclusive authorised distributor of Romet branded electronic larynx devices in the UK & Ireland.

Cartilage conduction hearing aids: the third pathway for sound transmission and its application

7 January 2020 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult
Air-conduction and bone-conduction are familiar terms; now enter ‘cartilage conduction’. This new term offers a novel approach sound transmission. Hiroshi Hosoi explains the concept and proposes some future applications. The new sound pathway ‘cartilage conduction’ can provide various types of...

The future of head and neck cancer surgery

1 March 2019 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Head & Neck
Neil Sharma paints an exciting picture of the future of head and neck surgery with nanobots and robot augmented humans – science fiction or reality? Time will tell. ‘May you live in interesting times’ reads the old Chinese curse. The...