Citation
L. Bonnet et al., MICROSURGERY - MICROINSTRUMENTS AND MINIINSTRUMENTS, MINIMALLY INVASIVE THERAPY & ALLIED TECHNOLOGIES, 7(3), 1998, pp. 195-200
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
MINIMALLY INVASIVE THERAPY & ALLIED TECHNOLOGIES
ISSN journal
13645706
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Volume
7
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
195 - 200
Database
ISI
SICI code
1364-5706(1998)7:3<195:M-MAM>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
To guarantee a high degree of comfort for the patient, instruments and
endoscopes used for minimally invasive examination and therapy have t
o be miniaturised. However, since both the mechanical parameters of th
e instruments and the optical parameters of endoscopes will strongly d
epend on the relevant diameter, there are limits to miniaturisation, c
onsidering safety aspects of the devices.