ArticleSurgical endoscopy2018
Magnetic surgery: first U.S. experience with a novel device.
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- Current evidence and future perspectives on magnet-assisted bariatric surgery (MABS): a systematic review.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2026Pooled it
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- Augmented reality and 3D visualization integrated with magnetic-assisted robotic procedures: first clinical cases using combined cutting-edge technologies.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Novel separable magnetically-controlled forceps system assisted single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy: an initial experience sharing with a case report.BMC surgery · 2025Article
- Solo surgeon ambulatory magnetic-assisted robotic surgery (MARS): initial 51 cases with high patient satisfaction.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Strong magnetic actuation system with enhanced field articulation through stacks of individually addressed coils.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Investigating Haptic Feedback in Vision-Deficient Millirobot Telemanipulation.IEEE robotics and automation letters · 2024Article
- The Evolving Use of Magnets in Surgery: Biomedical Considerations and a Review of Their Current Applications.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Technical Aspects of Using a Second Magnetic Grasper to Improve the Surgical Field in Single Port Revisional Bariatric Surgery.Obesity surgery · 2023Article
- Robotic Magnetic Surgery: Results From the First Prospective Clinical Trial.Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches · 2022Article
- The role of magnetic anchoring and traction technique in thoracoscopic lymphadenectomy along the left recurrent laryngeal nerve.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- Magnetic Liver Retraction Decreases Postoperative Pain and Length of Stay in Bariatric Surgery Compared to Nathanson Device.Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A · 2021Article
- Mobilization of a peritoneal dialysis catheter using an extra-corporeal magnet: preliminary experimental phase study.International urology and nephrology · 2021Article
- Magnetic-Assisted Robotic and Laparoscopic Renal Surgery: Initial Clinical Experience with the Levita Magnetic Surgical System.Journal of endourology · 2020Article
- Single-port robotic-assisted laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy with magnetic retraction: first experience using the SP da Vinci platform.Journal of robotic surgery · 2020Article
- Magnetic Spiderman, a New Surgical Training Device: Study of Safety and Educational Value in a Liver Transplantation Surgical Training Program.World journal of surgery · 2020Article
- Magnetic-assisted robotic surgery: initial case series of reduced-port robotic prostatectomy.Journal of robotic surgery · 2019Article
- Use of magnets in gastrointestinal surgery.Surgical endoscopy · 2019Review
- Magnetic Liver Retraction: an Incision-Less Approach for Less Invasive Bariatric Surgery.Obesity surgery · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionMagnet-assisted surgery is a new platform within minimally invasive surgery. The Levita™ Magnetic Surgical System, the first magnetic surgical system to receive Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, includes a deployable, magnetic grasper and an external magnet that is used to manipulate the grasper within the peritoneal cavity. This system is currently approved for patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy with a body mass index (BMI) between 21 and 34 kg/m
methodsThe Levita™ Magnetic Surgical System was used on consecutive patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy at our institution from June 2016 through November 2016. Only patients undergoing elective surgery and those with a body mass index (BMI) between 21 and 34 kg/m
resultsA total of ten patients underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy with the Levita™ Magnetic Surgical System during the defined study period. The mean age at the time of surgery was 49.0 years and the average BMI of the cohort was 27.6 kg/m
conclusionsThe Levita™ Magnetic Surgical System is safe and feasible to use in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Routine use of this system may facilitate a reduction in the total number of laparoscopic trocars used, leading to less tissue trauma and improved cosmesis. Additional studies are needed to determine the applicability and utility of this system for other general surgery cases.
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