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Sep 2026
Distal mechanisms in robotic surgical instruments: a structured review of surgical access, miniaturisation constraints and procedure-specific performance trade-offs
A minimum reporting core for distal robotic mechanisms, including outer diameter, usable lumen, transmission principle, distal force, stiffness definition and validation level is proposed.
C. D. Díaz Gutiérrez, Víctor Eduardo Quiroz Velázquez, Roemi Fernández
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