Senhance Surgical System: Robotic-Assisted Digital Laparoscopy for Abdominal, Pelvic, and Thoracoscopic Procedures
Robotic-assisted digital laparoscopy (Senhance Surgical System) provides a digitized interface between the surgeon and the patient designed to increase surgeon control and reduce surgical variability. The physical open architecture of the system is composed of independent robotic-assisted manipulator arms that are compatible with conventional trocars and familiar laparoscopic instruments—and thus taking advantage of the existing operating room and surgical suite ecosystem. The fully reusable nature of the Senhance instruments allows for no preset limitation to the number of reuses of the instruments. Instrument movement is precise, scaled, and tremor-free with haptic feedback and familiar laparoscopic motions and technique. Digital 3D imaging with eye tracking provides continuous camera control by the surgical operator. Surgeon and support staff training includes learning the operation of the system and leverages existing laparoscopic technique and equipment. Postoperative evaluation of the system is by postmarket registry. Clinical and cost outcomes are described and summarized. Digital laparoscopy leverages surgical expertise of general and gynecologic laparoscopic surgeons and is designed to increase surgeon control, reduce variability, improve efficiencies, and eliminate waste.
