Prototype Instruments for Endoscopic Microsurgery: Technical Note

S. Haines; P. Camarata; M. Finn; T. Poss

doi:10.1055/s-2008-1053479

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Minim Invasive Neurosurg 1995; 38(4): 167-169
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1053479

Prototype Instruments for Endoscopic Microsurgery: Technical Note

S. Haines¹ , P. Camarata¹ , M. Finn² , T. Poss²

¹Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, U. S. A.
²Clarus Medical Systems, Inc., U.S.A.

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18 March 2008 (online)

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Abstract

The authors describe a concept of converting microsurgical instruments into endoscopes and demonstrate prototype devices. These instruments combine the benefits of microsurgery (multiple instruments, tactile feedback, bimanual manipulation, magnification) with those of endoscopy (minimally invasiveness, indirect line of vision).

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Endoscopy - Minimally invasive surgery - Intracranial surgery