Title :
Designing better surgical instruments
Author :
Nunez, German ; Kaufman, Howard H. ; Stanley, Charles F.
Author_Institution :
Florida Int. Univ., Miami, FL, USA
Abstract :
Fifteen ergonomic criteria are presented which can produce better surgical instruments and allows surgeons to operate comfortably while minimizing fatigue. All of the bone-cutting instruments analyzed violate one or several of the criteria. Those most commonly violated are identified.<>
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; ergonomics; surgery; bone-cutting instruments; ergonomic criteria; surgical instruments;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.94856
