A portable sensorized micro end-effector for operating in biomedical test-benches

IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 2589-2593

  Eisinberg, A ^a   Izzo, I ^a   Valdastri, P ^a   Menciassi, A ^a   Dario, P ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; END EFFECTORS; ENDOSCOPY; LASER APPLICATIONS; MICROACTUATORS; MICROMANIPULATORS; PATHOLOGY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STAINLESS STEEL; STRAIN GAGES; SURGERY; TISSUE;

CATHETER POSITION; ECHOGRAPHY IMAGES; INTERATRIAL COMMUNICATION;

MICROSENSORS;

EID: 0346148645     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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