ArticleYonsei medical journal2022
In Vivo Feasibility Test of a New Flexible Ureteroscopic Robotic System, easyUretero, for Renal Stone Retrieval in a Porcine Model.
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- Robotic flexible ureteroscopy system, Zamenix R, demonstrates efficacy and safety in initial clinical evaluation for retrograde intrarenal surgery.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Prospective comparative validation of a novel endoscopy chair and endoscope manipulation apparatus (EasyFlex) for ergonomic improvement in fURS procedures.BMC urology · 2026Article
- A novel robot-assisted flexible ureteroscope system(RAFUS): design, learning curve, ergonomics, and preclinical feasibility.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Feasibility of respiratory synchronization for laser lithotripsy using a robotic retrograde intrarenal surgery system Zamenix™ in an in-vitro model.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Training ultrasound-guided percutaneous nephrostomy technique with porcine model.Investigative and clinical urology · 2024Article
- Clinical Course and Mutational Analysis of Patients with Cystine Stone: A Single-Center Experience.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- Predicting Urinary Stone Composition in Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscopic Images with a Convolutional Neural Network.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Korean Society of Endourology and Robotics (KSER) recommendation on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of urolithiasis.Investigative and clinical urology · 2023Article
- Impact of Preoperative Ureteral Stenting in Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery for Urolithiasis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- A New Parameter for Calcium Oxalate Stones: Impact of Linear Calculus Density on Non-Contrast Computed Tomography.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeUsing a new robotic endoscopic platform system developed for retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) called easyUretero (ROEN Surgical Inc.), we evaluated the feasibility and safety of renal stone retrieval in a porcine model. MATERIALS AND
methodsSix female pigs were used for our in vivo study. First, 0.3-cm-sized phantom stones were inserted into the kidneys of each pig via the ureteral access sheath. Next, renal stone retrieval was attempted using manual RIRS in three pigs and robotic RIRS in three pigs. Three surgeons performed extraction of 10 stones in each session.
resultsThe mean stone retrieval time by manual RIRS was significantly shorter than that by robotic RIRS (399.9±185.4 sec vs. 1127.6±374.5 sec,
conclusionThe easyUretero system is a new robotic RIRS system that was developed in Korea. The results of the present study suggest that using easyUretero for stone retrieval during RIRS is safe and ergonomic.
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