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Robotics in endoscopic surgery: can mechanical manipulators provide a more simple solution for the problem of limited degrees of freedom?

M.O. Schurr, G. Buess, K. Schwarz Section for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Eberhard-Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany; and; Tuebingen Scientific Surgical Products OHG, Tuebingen, Germany
Pages 289-293 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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