Micro hydrodynamic actuated multiple segments catheter for safety minimally invasive therapy

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 2640-2645

  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

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; BLOOD VESSELS; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; SURGERY;

BAND PASS VALVE; HYDRAULIC ACTIVE CATHETERS; MICRO HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR SYSTEM; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY;

CATHETERS;

EID: 0345308334     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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