Measurement of Trocar Insertion Force Using a Piezoelectric Transducer

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 534-538

  Ng, Pui Shan ^a   Sahota, Daljit Singh ^a   Yuen, Pong Mo ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEVICE; FEMALE; FORCE; FORCE TRANSDUCER; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; MICROCOMPUTER; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PRESSURE; SEMICONDUCTOR; SURFACE PROPERTY; TROCAR;

EID: 0346103706     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(05)60162-4     Document Type: Article

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