Development of an Innovative Active Flexible Instrument for ENT Surgery KU Leuven
Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) is a modern surgical technique where surgeons operate through small incisions, called keyholes, rather than making large cuts to access the patient's organs. MIS is known to reduce patient trauma and shortens recovery time. To reach even lower levels of invasiveness, Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) has been developed. In NOTES, specific sites are accessed by inserting instruments ...