From the Scalpel to the Scope: Endoscopic Innovations in Gastroenterology, Gynecology, and Surgery

Annetine C. Gelijns and Nathan Rosenberg

Chapter 12 in Studies on Science and the Innovation Process:Selected Works of Nathan Rosenberg, 2009, pp 235-264 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe following sections are included:FIBER OPTICS AND GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPYThe Fiber-Optic EraFurther Refinements and New Clinical ApplicationsGYNECOLOGICAL LAPAROSCOPY: THE CASE OF SURGICAL CONTRACEPTIONDeveloping and Establishing the Clinical Value of First-Generation Gynecological Laparoscopes (1945–1960s)Development of Second-and Third-Generation Procedures (1970s and 1980s)THE SURGEON AND ENDOSCOPY: LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMYSOME CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS AND SPECULATIONSREFERENCES

Keywords: Science and Technology; Innovation; Research Development; Medical Innovation; Economic Growth; Development; Research Policy; Engineering (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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