Application of robotic technologies in lower gastrointestinal tract endoscopy: A systematic review

Figure 5 Examples of tethered magnetic robotic devices. A: Shows the overall tethered device and system with an image of the internal view provided by the device camera in Arezzo et al. Citation: Arezzo A, Menciassi A, Valdastri P, Ciuti G, Lucarini G, Salerno M, Di Natali C, Verra M, Dario P, Morino M. Experimental assessment of a novel robotically-driven endoscopic capsule compared to traditional colonoscopy. Dig Liver Dis 2013; 45: 657-662. Copyright^© The Authors 2013. Published by Elsevier. B: Shows the Endoo system with a clear image of the capsule in the lower left corner. Citation: Verra M, Firrincieli A, Chiurazzi M, Mariani A, Lo Secco G, Forcignanò E, Koulaouzidis A, Menciassi A, Dario P, Ciuti G, Arezzo A. Robotic-Assisted Colonoscopy Platform with a Magnetically-Actuated Soft-Tethered Capsule. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12: 2485. Copyright^© The Authors 2020. Published by Open access.