Abstract | PURPOSE: This report describes the Ion Endoluminal System (Intuitive Surgical, Inc, Sunnyvale, CA) and practices for safe and effective use in patients with small peripheral pulmonary nodules (PPNs). DESCRIPTION: This shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy system allows airway visualization and navigation to reach and biopsy small PPNs through a stable platform. The system provides 3-dimensional mapping and visualization of the airways, a flexible and fully articulating 3.5-mm (outer diameter) catheter, a peripheral vision probe, and system-specific biopsy needles. EVALUATION: The Ion Endoluminal System was evaluated in an ongoing prospective, multicenter trial including 241 patients with 270 PPNs (largest mean cardinal measurement, 18.8 ± 6.5 mm). Mean time to register and navigate decreased from 10 minutes in the first 10 cases to 7 minutes in the subsequent cases. Asymptomatic pneumothorax occurred in 8 patients (3.3%), 1 (0.4%) with pigtail catheter placement. Two patients (0.8%) experienced airway bleeding; both cases of bleeding resolved within 5 minutes of tamponade. CONCLUSIONS: The Ion Endoluminal System's unique shape-sensing technology can be leveraged to facilitate localization and sampling of PPNs and potentially improve diagnostic accuracy.
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Authors | Janani Reisenauer, Michael J Simoff, Michael A Pritchett, David E Ost, Adnan Majid, Colleen Keyes, Roberto F Casal, Mihir S Parikh, Javier Diaz-Mendoza, Sebastian Fernandez-Bussy, Erik E Folch |
Journal | The Annals of thoracic surgery
(Ann Thorac Surg)
Vol. 113
Issue 1
Pg. 308-315
(Jan 2022)
ISSN: 1552-6259 [Electronic] Netherlands |
PMID | 34370981
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Multicenter Study)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2022 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Adult
- Bronchoscopy
(instrumentation, methods)
- Equipment Design
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Multiple Pulmonary Nodules
(surgery)
- Prospective Studies
- Robotic Surgical Procedures
(instrumentation)
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