Review of current actuator suitability for use in medical implants

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 5956-5959

  Szczesny, Spencer ^b   Jetzki, Stefanie ^b   Leonhardt, Steffen ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT ACTUATORS; LINEAR MOTION; SHAPE MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES;

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; INSULIN; MOTION ESTIMATION;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

BIOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BRAIN; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INSULIN INFUSION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; PROSTHESIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BRAIN; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC PHENOMENA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INSULIN INFUSION SYSTEMS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 34047137855     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259795     Document Type: Conference Paper

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