Laparoscopic Simulation Device for Testing and Training
Laparoscopy, a form of minimally invasive surgery focusing on the abdominal area, has become a common choice for surgeons due to its benefits of decreased recovery time and post-operative pain, which results in much lower costs for the patients. Currently, testing new tools in a surgical-like s...
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ASME International
2019
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/120095 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5048-4109 |
| Summary: | Laparoscopy, a form of minimally invasive surgery
focusing on the abdominal area, has become a common
choice for surgeons due to its benefits of decreased recovery
time and post-operative pain, which results in much lower
costs for the patients. Currently, testing new tools in a
surgical-like setting requires an animal cadaver, which can be
both expensive and difficult to store, or an expensive device.
This paper describes the development of a bench-top
laparoscopy simulator that mechanically simulates access
ports using outer ‘tissue’ samples for port insertion and an
inner cavity region where ex-vivo organs can be placed and
operated on using laparoscopic tools. |
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