The Microhand: A new concept of micro-forceps for ocular robotic surgery

Eye

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 364-367

  Hubschman, J P ^a,b   Bourges, J L ^a,b,c   Choi, W ^c   Mozayan, A ^a   Tsirbas, A ^a,b   Kim, C J ^c   Schwartz, S D ^a,b  

^a JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Forceps; Micro electromechanical systems; Microsurgery; Ocular surgery; Robotic surgery; Surgical device

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CADAVER; CALIBRATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FORCE; FORCEPS; MICROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; RETINA; RETINA SURGERY; ROBOTICS; SWINE;

EID: 77049096915     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2009.47     Document Type: Article

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