Instruments for minimally invasive surgery: Principles of ergonomic handles

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 174-182

  Matern, U ^a   Waller, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Formforscher Product Design   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Handles; Instruments; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPES; MALE; POSTURE; REFERENCE VALUES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TOUCH;

EID: 0032896127     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900934     Document Type: Article

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