Micromanipulator for enhancing surgeon's dexterity in cochlear atraumatic surgery

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

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 335-338

  Savall, Joan ^a,b   Manrique, Manuel ^c   Echeverria, Mikel ^b   Ares, Mikel ^b  

^a IEEE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CANAL; COCHLEA; ELECTRODE ARRAYS; SURGICAL MILLING TOOLS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MICROELECTRODES; PATIENT TREATMENT;

MICROMANIPULATORS;

ARTICLE; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROMANIPULATION; MICROSURGERY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MICROMANIPULATION; MICROSURGERY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 34047161081     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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