Current Landscape
The incidence of colon cancer and other diseases of the gut like diverticulitis are increasing and occurring at younger ages
The cost of colonoscopy is increasing
There is an increasing global shortage of gastroenterologists
60% of the population has no access to endoscopy (5+ Billion Population)
With Surveillance 1 Million colon cancer deaths could be prevented annually
Fear of Colonic perforation – many patients refuse colonoscopy due to fear of this dreaded potential complication
Occurs in up to .8% of all endoscopic procedures
Extended hospital stays with potential multiple procedures
The majority will require surgical intervention with potential colostomy
Colonic perforation has up to a 25.6% mortality rate
ASKLEPIAN RFE
Next generation robotic and Ai Automated Colonoscopy
Robotic precision can reduce and/or eliminate patient discomfort
- Reduced risk of colonic perforation
- Improved polyp detection (Ai)
- Reduction in procedure time
- Reduction in anesthesia
- Increased productivity of the gastroenterologist
- decrease air introduction into the colon
- reduced force on the colonic walls
ASKLEPIAN is a robotic flexible endoscopy (RFE) platform that will revolutionize the performance of flexible endoscopy by employing robotics, a novel vibroacoustic sensor system, and AI to automate diagnostic colonoscopic procedures.
Our goal is to use robotics to replicate the dynamic and kinematic movements of clinicians as they perform flexible endoscopic procedures.