Stomach Simulator for Analysis and Validation of Surgical Endoluminal Robots

Stomach Simulator for Analysis and Validation of Surgical Endoluminal Robots

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Crochet Notions 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 setup to simulate gastric contractile motion were designed and 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 tactical umbrella quantitative evaluation of endoluminal robotic devices before in-vitro/in-vivo experiments.