Stomach Simulator for Analysis and Validation of Surgical Endoluminal Robots

Stomach Simulator for Analysis and Validation of Surgical Endoluminal Robots

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A testing environment that imitates gastric geometry and contractile activity is necessary to analyse and validate endoluminal surgical robotic devices developed for gastric pathologies.To achieve this goal, a silicone stomach model and a mechanical socksmith santa cruz setup to simulate gastric contractile motion were designed and click here fabricated.The developed stomach simulator was validated and its usefulness was demonstrated by means of internal pressure measurements and self-assembly tests of mock-ups of capsule devices.The results demonstrated that the stomach simulator is helpful for quantitative evaluation of endoluminal robotic devices before in-vitro/in-vivo experiments.