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V I S U A L I Z A T I O N
Automated
reprocessing
for rigid
endoscopes / MIS.
results from passing instruments through trocars and the "Fulcrum Effect." To make the
laparoscope tip go in one direction, the surgeon's hands must move the handle of the
instrument in the mirror-image direction. Last
but not least, nothing can impair the view like a
lens coated with blood or mucus.
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Thanks to great advances in technology,
laparoscopic surgeons can now overcome
most of these obstacles. Here are 6 milestones that have helped advance the quality of
the image that we work with.
• High definition. The move from standard definition to high definition has greatly improved
the quality of the image that we see. HD gives
us a startling amount of information — magnified, bright and shadow-free visualization of
internal structures. You see things that you
simply weren't seeing in the past.
• Smaller, more light-sensitive scopes. You've
probably noticed that as scopes are getting
thinner and thinner, the quality of the image is
getting better and better. We have improved
light sensitivity to thank for this. A benefit of
thinner scopes is that we create smaller openings in the abdominal wall to see inside, further reducing the injury of access.
• Flexible tips. Original laparoscopes had fixed
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