Can multiple-degree-of-freedom articulating instruments be effective in pediatric endoscopic surgery? - A prospective trial

• Main Authors: Masakazu Murakami (Author), Ayane Tani (Author), Shojun Masuda (Author), Yumiko Iwamoto (Author), Masato Ogata (Author), Lynne Takada (Author), Nanako Nishida (Author), Chihiro Kedoin (Author), Ayaka Nagano (Author), Koshiro Sugita (Author), Toshio Harumatsu (Author), Shun Onishi (Author), Takafumi Kawano (Author), Mitsuru Muto (Author), Satoshi Ieiri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Pediatric endosurgery often requires intracorporeal suturing, including reverse or vertical needle driving, which is difficult using a conventional instrument because of limited degrees of freedom (DOFs). To address this, multiple-DOF (mDOF) articulating instruments (mDOF-AIs) have been...