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A new modular mechanism that allows full detachability and cleaning of steerable laparoscopic instruments

BACKGROUND: Ever since the introduction of laparoscopic surgery, researchers have been trying to add steerability to instruments to allow the surgeon to operate with better reachability and less tissue interaction force. Traditional solutions to introduce this often use a combination of springs, cab...

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Autores principales: Hardon, Sem F., Schilder, Frank, Bonjer, Jaap, Dankelman, Jenny, Horeman, Tim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6722249/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31144119
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00464-019-06849-0