Improving Access to Laparoscopic Bilateral Tubal Ligation in LMICs: A Novel Lifting Device with an Integrated Imaging System

Background: Bilateral tubal ligation (BTL) is the most common method of contraception worldwide because it is safe and effective. However, its accessibility remains unequal among women in rural India, in part due to a lack of laparoscopic equipment. Rural hospitals therefore resort to gas insufflation-less laparoscopic surgery (GILLS) because it...