Feasibility study to evaluate the MMI Symani robotic system for microsurgical techniques in an in-vitro circulation model

The Symani Surgical System is a novel robotic microsurgical platform. This study investigated its feasibility for arterial reconstructive techniques in an in vitro model. Two senior surgeons without preliminary expertise in robotic surgery performed different techniques in a porcine artery circulati...

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Main Authors: Melanie Rusch, MD, Grischa Hoffmann, MD, PhD, Rouven Berndt, MD, PhD, René Rusch, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
Series:Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428725000498
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Summary:The Symani Surgical System is a novel robotic microsurgical platform. This study investigated its feasibility for arterial reconstructive techniques in an in vitro model. Two senior surgeons without preliminary expertise in robotic surgery performed different techniques in a porcine artery circulation model (bypass, patch plastic, and direct closure of arteriotomy). There was an overall improvement in procedure times with a minor leakage rate and upper range values in the qualitative assessment of anastomoses. In this model, the Symani Surgical System seems to be suitable for the robotic-assisted conductance of microsurgical procedures on arterial vessels.
ISSN:2468-4287