MIS instruments: An experimental comparison of various ergonomic handles and their design

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 756-762

  Matern, U ^a   Eichenlaub, M ^a   Waller, P ^b   Ruckauer K D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Formforscher Product Design   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Handle; Instruments; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ERGONOMICS; EVALUATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032794128     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649901093     Document Type: Article

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