SPIDER® Clinical Information

The following are selected clinical references for the SPIDER Surgical System or SPIDER MicroLap instruments.

SAGES 2012 Accepted Abstracts:

• S094 Single Incision Cholecystectomy Utilizing SPIDER Surgical System: Case Series of 40 Patients
  Shyam L Dahiya, MD. Tri-City Regional Medical Center, Hawaiian Gardens, CA


• P619 Single Incision Sleeve Gastrectomy Utilizing SPIDER Surgical System: Case Series of 18 Patients
  Shyam Dahiya, MD. Tri-City Regional Medical Center, Hawaiian Gardens, CA

Austrian Surgical Meeting Abstracts:

• 012 SPIDER® - the "surgical" NOTES platform
  J. Schirnhofer, W. Brunner, K. Pimpl, C. Mittermair, C. Obrist, R. Frass, N. Waldstein, H. Weiss (Salzburg)


• 013 The SPIDER® device: Improvement of surgical performance?
  W. Brunner, J. Schirnhofer, R. Frass, N. Waldstein, K. Pimpl, C.Mittermair, C. Obrist, H. Weiss (Salzburg)

PubMed References:

• “Initial Experience with Laparoendoscopic Single-Site Simple Nephrectomy Using the TransEnterix SPIDER Surgical System: Assessing Feasibility and Safety.”
  Leveillee RJ, Castle SM, Gorin MA, Salas N, Gorbatiy V., J Endourol. 2011 May 13.
  [Epub ahead of print]


• “SPIDER Surgical System for Urologic Procedures With Laparoendoscopic Single-Site Surgery: From Initial Laboratory Experience to First Clinical Application.”
  Haber GP, Autorino R, Laydner H, Yang B, White MA, Hillyer S, Altunrende F, Khanna R, Spana G, Wahib I, Fareed K, Stein RJ, Kaouk JH. Eur Urol. 2011 Jan 4. [Epub ahead of print]


• “SPIDER and Flexible Laparoscopy: The Next Frontier in Abdominal Surgery.”
  Villamizar N, Pryor AD. Surg Technol Int. 2010;20:53-8.

SAGES 2011 Accepted Abstracts:

SPIDER Surgical System

• V057 Flexible Laparoscopy In Adjustable Gastric Band Placement
  
  
• P251 Novel Technique Of Reduced Port Nissen Fundoplication Using A Single Incision Multiport Access Device With Flexible Instrumentation
  
  
• V015 Novel Technique For Reduced Incision Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication Using A Single Incision Multiport Access Device With Flexible Instrumentation
  
  
• V096 New Method Of Mobilization Of Omentum And Splenic Flexure In Laparoscopic Sigmoidectomy: With The TransEnterix SPIDER
  
  
• S051 Single Port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy With TransEnterix SPIDER: Early Success In Humans
  
  
• P428 Single Site Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy With TransEnterix SPIDER: A Novel Device And Surgical Technique
  
  
• V104 Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Using SPIDER Surgical System
  
  
• P395 Single Port Cholecystectomy With The TransEnterix SPIDER: A Single Institution Experience
  
  
• ET005 New Device For Flexible Laparoscopy With Strength And Stability: SPIDER® Vertebral Endomechanical System
  
  
• ETP086 Flexible Laparoscopy In Adjustable Gastric Band Placement

 

SPIDER MicroLap

• ETP081 New Generation Of MicroLaparoscopic Instruments: Improved Strength, Invisible Scars

 

For additional citations on SPIDER surgery, please visit PubMed.  Please note that PubMed provides abstract information and usually links to full text downloadable PDFs that are available from the specific journal publisher for a fee.  You may also be able to access PubMed articles through medical or academic institutions with the appropriate journal access rights.

While there is clinical support for the SPIDER Surgical System for use in minimally invasive surgery, individual results may vary. All surgeries involve the risk of major or minor complications, and there cannot be any guarantee of specific outcomes.  You should always discuss your individual expectations and risks associated with any possible surgery with your doctor.  SPIDER Surgery may not be appropriate for your condition or your specific medical circumstances.  Clinical information and opinions of patients and doctors are not necessarily those of TransEnterix, Inc, and no such information should be considered a substitute for medical advice provided by your doctor.