一系列關(guān)節(jié)連接的用于腹腔鏡操作的手術(shù)工具，能夠確保操作的靈活性以及腹腔內(nèi)的接觸反饋，而無需機(jī)器手術(shù)系統(tǒng)的開支和安裝時(shí)間。

Novare手術(shù)系統(tǒng)(Cupertino, CA, USA)宣布該公司正在重點(diǎn)推出Endolink關(guān)節(jié)連接手術(shù)設(shè)備，可以用于完全腹腔鏡子宮切除手術(shù)(TLH)，這是一種用于微創(chuàng)手術(shù)切除子宮頸和子宮的高級(jí)技術(shù)。這種設(shè)備已經(jīng)獲得了美國(guó)食品藥品管理局的許可。

TLH最大好處是切除子宮，而不需大型腹部切口、大量出血以及長(zhǎng)達(dá)數(shù)周的恢復(fù)時(shí)間。該手術(shù)只需1.5厘米的腹部切口即可完成。

這種操作簡(jiǎn)便、手動(dòng)控制的手術(shù)設(shè)備，第一次為外科醫(yī)生提供6個(gè)方向的自由度，而無需計(jì)算機(jī)輔助或者機(jī)器人來操作。傳統(tǒng)腹腔鏡設(shè)備較為堅(jiān)硬，只能為操作者提供有限的自由度。

Increased Dexterity in Laparoscopy
 
A new line of articulating surgical tools for laparoscopy allows full mobility and tactile feedback inside the abdominal cavity without the cost and set-up time of robotic surgical systems.

Novare Surgical Systems (Cupertino, CA, USA) announced it is targeting its newly introduced line of Endolink articulating surgical instruments for total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH), an advanced approach for removing the cervix and uterus employing minimally invasive keyhole surgery. The instruments have been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The key advantage of TLH is to permit the removal of the uterus and offer a view of the pelvic organs without the need for a large abdominal incision, significant blood loss, and weeks of recovery time. The surgery is completed utilizing only four tiny abdominal incisions less than 1.5 cm in length.

The single-use, hand-held surgical instruments are the first to provide surgeons with six degrees of freedom, without the need for computer-aided instruments or robotics. Traditional laparoscopic instruments are more rigid and provide the operator with only four degrees of freedom.