A micro-tactile sensor for in situ tissue characterization in minimally invasive surgery

Biomedical Microdevices

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 823-837

  Qasaimeh, Mohammad A ^a   Sokhanvar, S ^a   Dargahi, J ^a   Kahrizi, M ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endoscopic graspers; Micro tactile sensor; Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS); Tissue characterization

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL FEATURES; CONCENTRATED LOADS; CONTACT FORCES; CONTACT SURFACES; ENDOSCOPIC GRASPERS; FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; IN-SITU; MICRO TACTILE SENSORS; MICRO-TACTILE SENSOR; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY (MIS); MINIMALLY-INVASIVE SURGERY; PARAMETRIC STUDIES; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION;

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; FABRICATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROFABRICATION; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; OPTICAL SENSORS; SURGERY; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

SENSORS;

ELASTOMER; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; SILICON;

ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; CONFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION;

ARTERIES; ENDOSCOPES; ENDOSCOPY; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 52449105185     PISSN: 13872176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10544-008-9197-0     Document Type: Article

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