U.S., Oct. 2 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07201077) titled 'ArticuGrasp Trial: New Flexible Tool vs Standard Grasper for Lung Cancer Node Removal in Keyhole Chest Surgery' on Aug. 15.
Brief Summary: This study is testing whether a new, flexible surgical tool-the SurgeoFlex Grasp-makes keyhole chest operations for early-stage lung cancer easier, faster, and safer than the standard rigid tool used today.
What is the problem? In keyhole (uniportal) chest surgery, formally known as single-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), surgeons reach the lung through one small incision between the ribs. Because the operating space is tight, the usual stiff instruments can bump into each other ...