Funding
COLON
This trial was funded by a Research Grant from the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery (ASCRS) Research Foundation. The Society of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) provided administrative support for the trial. Additional funding was received by the ASCRS Research Foundation in support of the trial from Applied Medical, and by SAGES from Karl Storz, Richard Wolf, Ethicon, Medtronic, Cooper Surgical, Stryker, Novadaq, Conmed, Olympus, and Intuitive.