An Articulating Tool for Endoscopic Screw Delivery

An Articulating Tool for Endoscopic Screw Delivery

This paper describes the development of an articulating endoscopic screw driver that can be used to place screws in osteosynthetic plates during thoracoscopic surgery. The device is small enough to be used with a 12 mm trocar sleeve and transmits sufficient torque to fully secure bone screws. The ar...

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Main Authors: Petrzelka, Joseph Edward (Contributor), Menon, Manas C. (Contributor), Stefanov-Wagner, Clara J. (Contributor), Agarwal, Suresh K. (Author), Chatzigeorgiou, Dimitrios (Contributor), Lustrino, Michelle E. (Contributor), Slocum, Alexander H. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012-01-23T21:30:20Z.
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