Method for minimising rolling joint play in the steerable laparoscopic instrument prototype DragonFlex.

Jelínek, Filip; Diepens, Tom; Dobbenga, Sander; van der Jagt, Geert; Kreeft, Davey; Smid, Annemijn; Pessers, Rob; Breedveld, Paul

Jelínek, Filip; Diepens, Tom; Dobbenga, Sander; van der Jagt, Geert; Kreeft, Davey; Smid, Annemijn; Pessers, Rob; Breedveld, Paul.

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Jelínek F; BioMechanical Engineering Department, Faculty Mechanical, Maritime & Materials Engineering, Delft University of Technology , Delft , The Netherlands.

Minim Invasive Ther Allied Technol ; 24(3): 181-8, 2015 Jun.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25407751

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Laparoscopy/instrumentation; Equipment Design; Humans

Key words

Minimally invasive surgery; additive manufacturing; joint play; optimisation; steerable instruments

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Laparoscopy Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Minim Invasive Ther Allied Technol Journal subject: TERAPEUTICA Year: 2015 Type: Article Affiliation country: Netherlands

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