This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning discusses the robotic market. He explores the new FDA approval for the Johnson & Johnson robotic surgical system for clinical trials, the background of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, and the location for this trial. He also discusses the details of TAVR, what we currently know about TAVR, and highlights an article by Steve Bell that discusses his own views on Johnson & Johnson and the robotic market.   

Joel also reviews recent JANS articles on The Society of Thoracic Surgeons expert consensus on the multidisciplinary management and resectability of locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer, a European multicenter study evaluating the prognosis of peripheral early-stage lung adenocarcinoma patients operated on by segmentectomy or lobectomy, early intervention in patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis and myocardial fibrosis, and the use of hybrid stage I to stratify between single ventricle palliation and biventricular repair.  

In addition, Joel explores an off-pump ASD closure with a two-layer patch attached to the right atrium, a repair of Scimitar syndrome in a two-year-old via VRAT, and robotic-assisted carinal reconstruction using cross table ventilation. Before closing, he highlights upcoming events in CT surgery.  

JANS Items Mentioned 

1.) The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Expert Consensus on the Multidisciplinary Management and Resectability of Locally Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer 

2.) European Multicentre Study Evaluating the Prognosis of Peripheral Early-Stage Lung Adenocarcinoma Patients Operated on by Segmentectomy or Lobectomy 

3.) Early Intervention in Patients With Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis and Myocardial Fibrosis: The EVOLVED trial 

4.) Use of Hybrid Stage I to Stratify Between Single Ventricle Palliation and Biventricular Repair 

CTSNET Content Mentioned 

1.) Off-Pump ASD Closure With a Two-Layer Patch Attached to the Right Atrium 

2.) Repair of Scimitar Syndrome in a Two-Year-Old Via VRAT: Pitfalls of Intra-atrial Baffle 

3.) Robotic-Assisted Carinal Reconstruction Using Cross Table Ventilation—A Novel Surgical Technique 

Other Items Mentioned 

Why am I so tough on Johnson & Johnson and Medtronic and their surgical robotic programs? 

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