Tools used to enter the body for diagnosis or treatment, such as the endoscope, hypodermic needle, cardiac catheter and the robotic systems that assist surgeons. An invention belongs here when its cited article describes an instrument or procedure that is passed into or through the body to examine, inject or operate. It excludes imaging machines, bedside monitors and permanent implants. The common thread is access with less damage, from a thin needle to a camera on a flexible tube to a console that steadies a surgeon's hand.
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Endoscope (Wikipedia)
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An endoscope is an inspection instrument composed of an image sensor, optical lens, a light source and a mechanical device, which is used to look deep into the body by openings such as the mouth or anus.
Robotic surgery (Wikipedia)
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Robotic surgery or robot-assisted surgery is any type of surgical procedure that is performed with the use of robotic systems.
Cardiac catheterization - Wikipedia
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Cardiac catheterization (heart cath) is the insertion of a catheter into a chamber or vessel of the heart.
Hypodermic needle (Wikipedia)
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As one of the most important intravenous inventions in the field of drug administration, it is one of a category of medical tools which pierce the skin, called sharps.
Hippocratic bench (Wikipedia)
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which used tension to aid in setting bones
Laparoscopy (Wikipedia)
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The laparoscope aids diagnosis or therapeutic interventions with a few small cuts in the abdomen.
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