Applicability of a Dexterity-Enhancing Handheld Robot for 360° Endoscopic Skull Base Approaches: An Exploratory Cadaver Study
The handheld robotic system demonstrated applicability across various endoscopic skull base approaches, offering increased dextrous workspace and effective tissue manipulation capabilities. Overall, this study supports the potential of handheld robots in endoscopic skull base surgery while highlighting the need for iterative development to optimize instrument design and functionality.
Authors
- Emmanouil Dimitrakakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0995-8034)
- Joachim Starup‐Hansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0520-6206)
- João Paulo Almeida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9930-3807)
- Hani Joseph Marcus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8000-392X)
- John Hanrahan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4584-2298)
- Dan Zimelewicz Oberman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8964-4328)
Institutions
- Jacksonville College (US)
- Wellcome / EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences (GB)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (GB)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
- University College London (GB)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Operative Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-04-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1227/ons.0000000000001582
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.02
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Wellcome / EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences
- Invention for Innovation
- UCLH Biomedical Research Centre