The Development of a Surgeon Robot for Prostatectomies

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 35-38

  Davies, B L ^a   Hibberd, R D ^a   Ng, W S ^a   Timoney, A G ^b   Wickham, J E A ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Urology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMAN; MALE; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT--ROBOT APPLICATIONS; COMPUTERS, PERSONAL--MEDICAL APPLICATIONS;

PROSTATECTOMIES; PUMA ROBOT; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF THE PROSTATE (TURP);

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0025814105     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: 20416518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/PIME_PROC_1991_205_259_02     Document Type: Article

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