Bergholz, Robert http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6924-8440
Botden, Sanne
Verweij, Johannes
Tytgat, Stefaan
Van Gemert, Wim
Boettcher, Michael
Ehlert, Heiko
Reinshagen, Konrad
Gidaro, Stefano
Article History
Received: 30 March 2019
Accepted: 9 April 2019
First Online: 16 April 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Robert Bergholz is a stockholder of TITAN Medical (a competing robotic system (SPORT) under development), Transenterix and a medical consultant of Transenterix. Sanne Botden, Wim Van Gemert, Stefaan Tytgat and Stefano Gidaro are medical consultants of Transenterix. Transenterix provided the robotic system placed at the UKE Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf for study purposes but no other further material. Transenterix covered travel expenses for Sanne Botden, Wim Van Gemert, Stefaan Tytgat and Robert Bergholz for an introductory meeting in Milano, Italy. Johannes Verweij, Michael Boettcher, Heiko Ehlert and Konrad Reinshagen have nothing to disclose.