Robot-assisted surgery is a multidisciplinary research field, which includes many subjects
(eg, medicine and surgery, engineering, mechanics, electronics, computer science, physics …

ABSTRACT The Circular Economy faces a growing interest. The aim of this study is to
determine the feasibility of a circular approach towards reusing discarded hospital …

Medical device industry is currently facing significant challenges in transitioning from a
linear to a circular economy, particularly for single-use medical devices (SUMDs). This …

The Covid-19 pandemic led to threatening shortages in healthcare of medical products such
as face masks. Due to this major impact on our healthcare society an initiative was …

Background Complications that occur in laparoscopic surgery are often associated with the
initial entry into the peritoneal cavity. The literature reported incidences of Veress needle …

Laparoscopic surgery is widely used for treating intra-abdominal conditions involving the
gallbladder, pancreas, liver, intestines and reproductive organs. Conventional laparoscopy …

Introduction: Based on the success of the former “Shaft-Actuated, Tip-Articulated” SATA-
Drive, a prototype robotic instrument driver for modular, steerable, laparoscopic instruments …

Metal additive manufacturing is a promising technology for the production of functional
medical products, due to its high shape complexity and resolution, and ability to withstand …

This review article provides an overview of some challenges that arise when developing
new medical robotic microgrippers. The main challenges are due to miniaturization and are …

Introduction: Most robotic instruments and their drives still risk residual contamination due to
cleaning complexities, rendering them limited reusable, and tend to have larger instruments …