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Customizing Surgical Dissectors Using 3D Printing
This patent describes a surgical tool's working tip, called an end effector, which has two jaws whose gripping features can be custom-made using 3D printing for specific surgical needs.
Surgical Tool with Flexible, Articulating, and Rotating End Effectors
This patent describes a surgical tool with a flexible tip that can bend in multiple directions and also twist, allowing surgeons to precisely control instruments like graspers and cutters inside the body.
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