New catheter driving method using linear stepping mechanism for intravascular neurosurgery

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 3, Issue , 2002, Pages 2944-2949

  Arai, Fumihito ^a   Fujimura, Ryo ^a   Fukuda, Toshio ^a   Negoro, Makoto ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catheter; Linear stepping mechanism; Master Slave system; Safety

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BLOOD VESSELS; CATHETERS; NEUROSURGERY; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

INTRAVASCULAR NEUROSURGERY; LINEAR STEPPING MECHANISM; MASTER SLAVE SYSTEM; MECHANICAL SLAVE;

REMOTE CONTROL;

EID: 0036057586     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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