Ergonomic handle for an arthroscopic cutter

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 82-90

  Tuijthof, G J M ^a   Van Engelen, S J M P ^b   Herder, J L ^b   Goossens, R H M ^b   Snijders, C J ^b   Van Dijk, C N ^c  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Ergonomics; Experiment; Handle; Steerable tip

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSCOPIC CUTTER; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERGONOMICS; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TIME; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 0043245926     PISSN: 13645706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645700310002585     Document Type: Article

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