Safety active catheter with multi-segments driven by innovative hydro-pressure micro actuators

Proceedings of the IEEE Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 130-135

  Ikuta, Koji ^a   Ichikawa, Hironobu ^a   Suzuki, Katsuya ^a   Yamamoto, Takahiro ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Active catheter; Band pass valve; Hydraulic actuator; Minimally invasive surgery

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; CATHETERS; ELECTRON DEVICE MANUFACTURE; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; PRESSURE; PRESSURE CONTROL; SURGERY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ACTIVE CATHETER; BAND PASS VALVE; HYBRID STEREOLITHOGRAPHY; HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR; HYDROPRESSURE MICROACTUATORS; LEAKAGE FREE PACKAGING; MINIATURIZATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; SAFET ACTIVE CATETHER; THREE DIMENSIONAL MICROFABRICATION METHOD;

MICROACTUATORS;

EID: 0037818334     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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