A review of mechanism used in laparoscopic surgical instruments

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1133-1147

  Lim, Jonas J B ^a   Erdman, Arthur G ^b  

^a St Jude Medical Inc   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPONENTS; KINEMATICS; MECHANISMS; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

LAPAROSCOPIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0042623669     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-114X(03)00063-6     Document Type: Article

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