Funding for this research was provided by:
Ethicon Canada
Medtronic Canada
Olympus Canada
Baxter Canada
Takeda Canada
Intuitive Surgical
Article History
Received: 13 February 2018
Accepted: 29 May 2018
First Online: 28 January 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Teodor Grantcharov holds intellectual property ownership of Surgical Safety Technologies Inc. and is supported by research grants from Medtronic Canada, Ethicon Canada, Baxter Canada, Olympus Canada, Takeda Canada, and Intuitive Surgical. James J. Jung and Arash Kashfi and Sahil Sharma have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.