Construct validity of the SurgForce system for objective assessment of laparoscopic suturing skills.

Salvador Montoya-Alvarez Arturo Minor-Martínez Ricardo Manuel Ordorica-FloresLuis Padilla-SánchezJesús Tapia-JuradoFernando Pérez-Escamirosa

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2020)

The SurgForce system was successfully validated. This force system showed its potential to measure the force exerted on tissue for objective assessment of tissue handling skills in suturing tasks. Furthermore, its compact design allows the use of this device in conventional laparoscopic box-trainers.

Keyphrases

robot assisted
single molecule
working memory
binding protein
clinical evaluation