World’s First Fully Robotic Procedure by a Gastroenterologist Completed Using EndoQuest’s Endoluminal Surgical System in the PARADIGM Trial (GlobeNewswire)

History was made at Mayo Clinic, Arizona, where Dr. Norio Fukami became the first gastroenterologist to perform a fully robotic endoscopic submucosal dissection as part of EndoQuest’s PARADIGM Trial. Using the company’s Endoluminal Surgical System, he successfully removed a complex 4-cm colorectal lesion—demonstrating how robotics may soon transform advanced therapeutic endoscopy. The pivotal trial spans five leading U.S. institutions and could open the door to broader FDA authorization.