A new minimally invasive heart surgery instrument for atrial fibrillation treatment: First in vitro and animal tests

International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 188-196

  Abadie, J ^b   Faure, A ^a   Chaillet, N ^b   Rougeot, P ^b   Beaufort, D ^b   Goldstein, J P ^c   Finlay, P A ^d   Bogaerts, G ^e  

^a Fondation Hodie Vivere   (Belgium)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^d Armstrong Healthcare Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^e GeBo Consult   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Heart surgery; PDMS; RF ablation; Surgical robotics

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ANIMALS; DISEASES; END EFFECTORS; HEART; NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; ROBOTIC SURGERY; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; VISUAL SERVOING;

ANIMAL TESTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; IN-VITRO TESTS; LEFT ATRIUMS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE; PDMS; RF ABLATIONS; ROBOTIC SYSTEMS; SURGICAL ROBOTICS;

ELECTRODES;

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSURGERY; ENDOCARDIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; KINEMATICS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; ROBOTICS; SURGEON; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX; TROCAR;

EID: 33750052288     PISSN: 14785951     EISSN: 1478596X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rcs.83     Document Type: Article

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