Design and Evaluation of a Novel Instrument Gripper for Handling of Surgical Instruments

Introduction: Contaminated surgical instruments are manually prepared for cleaning and disinfection in the reprocessing unit for medical devices (RUMED). Manual labour exposes staff to the risk of infection and is particularly stressful at peak times due to the large volume of instruments. Partial a...

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Main Authors: Heibeyn Jan, König Nils, Domnik Nadine, Schweizer Matthias, Kinzius Max, Janß Armin, Radermacher Klaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2021-08-01
Series:Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2021-1001