Endoquest Robotics To Install The First Endoluminal Surgical System At Brigham And Women's Hospital In Boston, Massachusetts

EndoQuest Robotics installs the first endoluminal surgical system to advance clinical and procedural development of the ELS system at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.

FREMONT, CA: “Successful endoluminal surgery requires innovation in technology and procedural techniques. The EndoQuest System is the world's first fully robotic platform specifically designed for gastrointestinal tract surgery and can enable endoscopists to perform many procedures that are very challenging or not possible today,” says Christopher C. Thompson, MD, Professor of Medicine and Director of Endoscopy, Brigham and Women's Hospital. ENDOQUEST Robotics shared that Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) would be getting the company's own Endoluminal Surgical (ELS) System. ELS, the first endoluminal robotic surgery system, can perform less invasive, incisionless upper and lower gastrointestinal procedures through a trans-anal or trans-oral approach.

"We are very pleased to partner with Brigham and Women's Hospital, a global leader in innovation in endoluminal surgery, and look forward to working with them to advance the clinical and procedural development of the ELS System," says Kurt Azarbarzin, Chief Executive Officer of EndoQuest Robotics. "We also hope to expand this relationship to include BWH as a center for our planned IDE clinical study in late 2023 and as our first Center of Excellence and training facility in the U.S."

 EndoQuest's robotic platform combines the maneuverability of endoscopy that can follow the anatomical contours of the patient with instrumentation that enables the clinician to employ a typical two-handed surgical method. The EndoQuest ELS System has additional applications in minimally invasive surgeries that do not require external incisions, such as appendectomy and cholecystectomy.

EndoQuest's Endoluminal Surgical System is a unique innovation in minimally invasive surgery that combines the adaptability of conventional endoscopy with the benefits of conventional surgical methods to enhance control and outcomes. This technique allows therapeutic endoscopists and surgeons to execute various surgical procedures by directly accessing illness areas via the body's existing lumens. The ELS System is designed with a specialized endoscope that functions as a flexible, steerable overtube that supports using two surgical tools and a videoscope. The minimally invasive surgeries only require internal incisions that leave no visible scars. The improved capabilities of the robotic ELS System provide endoscopists and surgeons with the accuracy and control needed to perform previously impossible surgical procedures.