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Publication:

Surgical Technology International XVII - Gynecology

Article title:

Using a Laparoscope Manipulator (LAPMAN®) in Laparoscopic Gynecological Surgery

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Author(s)

Roland Polet, M.D.
Consultant

 

Jaques Donnez, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor

Department of Gynecology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Louvain-en-Woluwe, BELGIUM

Abstract

The LAPMAN® (Medsys, Gembloux, BELGIUM) is a dynamic laparoscope holder guided by a joystick clipped onto the laparoscopic instruments under the index finger of the operator. It confers optimal control of the visual field while operating, ensures stable and smooth displacement of the laparoscope, and allows the operator to work in conditions of restricted surgical assistance, due to either unavailability of staff or economic constraints. It has been tested successfully in pilot studies in laparoscopic gynecologic surgery.