Robotic endoscope with double-balloon and double-bend tube for colonoscopy

Abstract The insertion of conventional colonoscopes can sometimes cause patients to experience pain during the procedure owing to the stretching of the mesentery. In this study, a prototype of a robotic colonoscope with a double-balloon and double-bend tube based on the conventional double-balloon e...

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Main Authors: Toshihiro Takamatsu, Yuto Endo, Ryodai Fukushima, Tatsuki Yasue, Kensuke Shinmura, Hiroaki Ikematsu, Hiroshi Takemura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-37566-3