Development of Deployable Bending Wrist for Minimally Invasive Laparoscopic Endoscope

Jongwoo Kim,Thomas Looi,Allen Newman,James Drake,Jongwoo Kim,Thomas Looi,Allen Newman,James Drake

During the last two decades, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has become popular because it offers advantages such as less pain, faster recovery, improved cosmesis, and reduced complications. Single-port laparoscopic surgery is a form of MIS where surgeons operate exclusively through a single entry. However, the view from the rigid endoscope is often obscured by the instruments which pass through ...