... Medical instrumentation Minimally invasive devices Laparoscopic devices Design processes Equipment Image guided treatment Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has revolutionized the surgical treatment of many disorders and has multiple advantages over open surgery, including improved survival...

... 18 06 2018 Endoscopic devices Image guided intervention Medical devices Medical devices Minimally invasive devices Laparoscopic devices Design processes Equipment Image guided treatment Lung disease represents a large burden of disease and healthcare resources worldwide...

... August 14, 2017; final manuscript received April 17, 2018; published online July 13, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Michael Eggen. 14 08 2017 17 04 2018 Bio-Heat transfer devices Endoscopic devices Medical devices Medical devices Minimally invasive devices Laparoscopic devices Design...

... October 30, 2017; final manuscript received January 25, 2018; published online April 25, 2018. Editor: William Durfee. 30 10 2017 25 01 2018 Endoscopic devices Medical devices Medical instrumentation Minimally invasive devices Laparoscopic devices Equipment Endoscopic...

... robotics Minimally invasive devices Laparoscopic devices Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) developed out of a merger of endoscopy and surgery [ 1 ]. NOTES offers the advantages of avoiding external incisions and scars, reducing pain, decreasing the amount of anesthesia...

.... 03 05 2017 11 02 2018 Endoscopic devices Laparoscopic devices A camera pill is the most common type of an electrofunctional pill which combines the ideas in the 1966 movie “Fantastic Voyage” with the great potential of disease diagnosis and treatment in difficult-to-reach...

... Laparoscopic devices Design processes Manufacturing processes Equipment Controlling blood loss is a major challenge in open and minimally invasive surgery (MIS) [ 1 ]. Even though the human body has a unique process that stops blood loss after an injury called hemostasis, this process is often too...

... November 22, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Venketesh Dubey. 12 05 2017 17 10 2017 Endoscopic devices Medical robotics Minimally invasive devices Laparoscopic devices Suturing is an essential element of surgical reconstruction performed more than a million times each year [ 1...

... Minimally invasive devices Laparoscopic devices Design processes Equipment Properly sized medical devices are an important factor in device ergonomics and are critical for the proper delivery of surgical care. In addition, medical device manufacturers must also consider the impact...

...; published online June 27, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Elizabeth Hsiao-Wecksler. 12 06 2016 18 02 2017 Endoscopic devices Image guided intervention Medical devices Medical instrumentation Minimally invasive devices Laparoscopic devices Equipment Image guided treatment Surgical...

.... Editor: Carl Nelson. 25 07 2016 05 03 2017 Endoscopic devices Medical devices Medical robotics Minimally invasive devices Laparoscopic devices Equipment Minimally invasive surgery (MIS), an alternative to traditional surgery, has several benefits including less patient...

... Minimally invasive devices Laparoscopic devices Design processes A guidewire is a long, thin, and flexible wire used to introduce and position interventional devices (e.g., catheter, stent) during intravascular procedures [ 1 ]. Figure 1 gives a schematic overview of guidewire and catheter...

...: Venketesh Dubey. 11 03 2016 29 11 2016 Endoscopic devices Medical robotics Laparoscopic devices Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is a future trend in surgery due to the potential benefits it offers. NOTES has not been well adopted yet in the operating...

... January 16, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Rafael V. Davalos. 26 05 2016 07 12 2016 Cardiovascular devices Endoscopic devices Medical devices Minimally invasive devices Neurological devices Laparoscopic devices Manufacturing processes When evaluating particulate generation...

... 09 11 2016 Endoscopic devices Medical devices Medical devices Medical robotics Minimally invasive devices Sensors and actuators Laparoscopic devices Design processes Manufacturing processes A key trend in surgical robotics that has been accelerating innovation in recent...

... 01 2016 30 08 2016 Endoscopic devices Human performance and force assessment Medical devices Medical devices Minimally invasive devices Laparoscopic devices Design processes Equipment Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is a general approach to surgery favoring less...

... Corresponding author. Manuscript received March 17, 2016; final manuscript received September 19, 2016; published online December 21, 2016. Assoc. Editor: Carl Nelson. 17 03 2016 19 09 2016 Endoscopic devices Medical instrumentation Minimally invasive devices Laparoscopic devices...

... Endoscopic devices Medical devices Medical instrumentation Medical robotics Minimally invasive devices Laparoscopic devices Equipment Traditional laparoscopic instruments (needle drivers and graspers) used in minimally invasive surgery (MIS) have a hollow rigid shaft with a hand grip...

.... Editor: Venketesh Dubey. 04 01 2016 27 09 2016 Endoscopic devices Medical robotics Laparoscopic devices Bleeding, infection, and pain are major concerns in surgery, afflicting patients for decades. Minimizing the invasiveness of surgery through minimally invasive...

... robotics Laparoscopic devices Design processes This paper was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 51290293 and the International S&T Cooperation Program of China under Grant No. 2014DFA70710. References [1] Mayer , H. , Nagy , I...