A compliant tip reduces the peak pressure of laparoscopic graspers

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 476-478

  Marucci, Damian D ^a,b   Cartmill, John A ^b   Martin, Christopher J ^b   Walsh, William R ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Iatrogenic injury; Instrument design; Laparoscopic instruments

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DEVICE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRESSURE; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; SENSOR; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TISSUE INJURY;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; PRESSURE; SILICONES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0036064697     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2002.02459.x     Document Type: Article

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