
Laparoscopic surgery, a minimally invasive surgical technique for the chest and abdomen, significantly reduces post-procedure morbidity compared to open surgery. Despite its advantages, laparoscopic surgery remains largely inaccessible in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) due to the high cost of the equipment and other logistical challenges.
To address this disparity, researchers at the University of Maryland, Makerere University, and Duke University developed a low-cost, durable, reusable, single-unit laparoscopic system, called KeyScope, using miniaturized CMOS and LEDs.
Standard-of-care (SOC) laparoscopes typically include a laparoscopic camera unit that contains a microelectronic video camera with a high-resolution...
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