Rocker handle for endoscopic needle drivers: Technical and ergonomic evaluation by infrared motion analysis system

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 658-661

  Emam, T A ^a   Frank, T G ^a   Hanna, G B ^a   Stockham, G ^a   Cuschieri, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Intracorporeal knotting; Motion analysis; Needle drivers; Rocker handle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPY; ERGONOMICS; INFRARED RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL RISK; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ENDOSCOPES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; NEEDLES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033002233     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649901068     Document Type: Article

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