The impact of electrosurgical heat on optical force feedback sensors

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 22, Issue , 2008, Pages 914-917

  Heijmans, J A C ^a   Vleugels, M P H ^b,c   Tabak, E ^a   Dool, T V D ^a   Oderwald, M P ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b EFI BV   (Netherlands)

^c Ziekenhuis Rivierenland   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Electrosurgery; Fiber Bragg Grating; Minimally Invasive Surgery; Optical force sensor

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC SENSORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE; ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE; ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; FIBER BRAGG; FIBER BRAGG GRATING (FBG); FORCE APPLICATION; GRIPPING FORCE; HEAT SOURCES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INFRA-RED CAMERAS; INSTRUMENT DESIGNS; LOCAL STRAINS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR; OPTICAL FIBER SIGNAL; OPTICAL FORCE; SENSOR SYSTEMS; SENSORS AND ACTUATORS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TRANSMISSION MECHANISMS;

ACTUATORS; COAGULATION; ELECTROSURGERY; ELECTROTHERAPEUTICS; FEEDBACK; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBERS; INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL FIBERS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; THERMOANALYSIS; TISSUE;

SENSORS;

EID: 70350676837     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-89208-3_218     Document Type: Conference Paper

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