Newswise — Could 18, 2022 – A brand new surgical robotic system is “possible, protected, and efficient” for remedy of early-stage prostate most cancers, concludes an preliminary analysis in The Journal of Urology®, an Official Journal of the American Urological Affiliation (AUA). The journal is revealed within the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
The brand new system, known as the KangDuo Surgical Robotic-01, provides excessive accuracy and surgical success with low complication charges and a excessive consolation degree for the surgeon – and should present a less-costly different to present surgical robots. The research was led by Cheng Shen, Xuesong Li, and Liquin Zhou of the Division of Urology, Peking College First Hospital; Institute of Urology, Peking College; and Nationwide Urological Most cancers Middle, Beijing.
Preliminary expertise in 16 sufferers with localized prostate most cancers
The researchers analyzed their expertise utilizing the KangDuo system to carry out robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) in 16 males with localized prostate most cancers. Robotically assisted surgical procedure for prostate most cancers utilizing the groundbreaking da Vinci system has been accessible for twenty years, with demonstrated benefits over standard open or laparoscopic surgical procedure.
“Nonetheless, the prices of robotic surgical procedure stay a priority and restrict its use,” the researchers write. Developed in China, the KangDuo system has proven promising leads to different kinds of operations.
The sufferers, median age 66 years, had localized cancers that had not unfold past the prostate gland. All procedures had been carried out by Prof. Shen, who beforehand had in depth expertise with prostatectomy utilizing the da Vinci surgical robotic. As he gained expertise, the surgeon’s median time spent behind the console of the KangDuo robotic system decreased from 102 minutes for the primary 4 circumstances to 75 minutes for the final 4.
“These preliminary outcomes confirmed that the [KangDuo] system is possible, protected, and efficient for administration of localized prostate most cancers,” the researchers write. All procedures had been efficiently accomplished, with no main issues requiring conversion to conventional open surgical procedure. Seventy-five p.c of sufferers had “clear” surgical margins, suggesting that the most cancers was fully eliminated by surgical procedure.
There have been no severe problems and no want for blood transfusions. Urinary incontinence is a possible complication after prostate most cancers. Within the new research, the continence charge was 87.5% (14 of 16 sufferers) at one month after catheter removing.
The KangDuo robotic system incorporates a number of essential options to optimize hand-eye coordination and permit for regular and adjustable neck posture. On ergonomic analysis, the surgeon reported a “excessive degree of consolation” utilizing the robotic surgeon, with “acceptable” ranges of psychological and bodily demand.
The preliminary expertise revealed some minor technical points – for instance, the KangDuo system introduces a foot-operated clutch, which required to further coaching time for surgeons who had been accustomed to the handbook clutch of the da Vinci robotic system. Additional refinements are deliberate, together with a tactile suggestions system and the flexibility to carry out long-distance operations utilizing 5G expertise.
The researchers spotlight the significance of ongoing growth of recent robotic surgical procedure platforms. “The da Vinci robotic system has dominated the robotic surgical procedure marketplace for a comparatively lengthy interval, whereas the event of expertise requires diversification with extra innovation,” the researchers write. Estimated prices for analysis, growth and manufacturing are about 25% to 30% of these for the da Vinci system.
Approval of the KangDuo system is predicted quickly, first in Chinese language market and worldwide shortly thereafter. “Though the worth has not but been decided, the emergence of recent robotic surgical procedure techniques lowers the price of robotic surgical procedure, which may gain advantage extra sufferers,” Prof. Shen and coauthors add. They emphasize the necessity for additional research, together with longer follow-up and comparability with RARP carried out utilizing the da Vinci system.
DOI: 10.1097/JU.0000000000002498
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