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de Jager, Thomas (author)The upcoming Shaft Actuated Tip Articulated Low Resource Settings (SATA-LRS) platform is in need of a novel design of a strong, foldable beak able to close in parallel. Steerable instruments for minimally invasive surgery (MIS) are used more often but still have some limitations. The end-effectors used are v-shaped, causing...master thesis 2022
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Groen, Gijs-Bart (author)Laparoscopy is a type of minimally invasive surgery in which instruments with long, slender shafts between handle and end effector are inserted through small incisions in the abdominal wall. A laparoscopic aspirator-irrigator (LAI) has a hollow shaft used to evacuate undesirable substances using a vacuum pressure, rinse tissue using a stream of...master thesis 2021
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de Ruiter, Bram (author)The shift from open surgery with one large incision to less invasive techniques with multiple small incisions brings benefits such as less trauma, less scar formation and a faster recovery for the patient. However, in minimally invasive surgery (MIS), surgeons struggle with basic tasks such as applying sutures and tying nots. Clip appliers have...master thesis 2020
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Bazuin, Loes (author)The DragonFlex, world’s first 3D-printed steerable Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) instrument, showing promising results for the medical field, is made by means of 3D-printing, and features simple assembly, while exhibiting high bending stiffness. In this research, the possibilities with additive manufacturing are explored even further, by...master thesis 2019
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