The project “Talk about Endoscopy!” explains the research of the working group NGScopes – Next Generation Endoscopy (Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Digital Health) on novel tools for laparoscopic surgery. It shows the advantages of innovative technologies in minimally invasive surgery with the aim of promoting acceptance of new technologies among the population. To this end, an interactive exhibit is being presented in collaboration with the BI at the COSMO Science Forum in Dresden.

Until now, only large hospitals with the necessary financial resources have been able to afford robot-assisted surgical systems such as the Da Vinci system and offer this treatment to their patients. However, these large and heavy surgical systems are very expensive to purchase and maintain. The innovative, electronically controllable laparoscopes with assistance functions, on the other hand, are expected to be significantly cheaper and could thus improve medical care in smaller clinics.

As part of the exhibition “Dr. Zukunft – Medical technology from Dresden science” at the COSMO Science Forum, the BI is presenting two laparoscopy training stations and the laparoscope prototype of the NGScopes working group. A film created especially for the project shows the development of the prototype and explains the differences between current and future laparoscopic technology in an easily accessible way. This compares conventional rigid devices with the research group’s novel prototype in a vivid way.