Basic concepts for active implantable valve development

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 57-60

  Biehl, M ^a   Scholz, O ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Active implant; Implantable valve; Small actuator

Indexed keywords

BELLOWS; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOSENSORS; LINEAR ACTUATORS; MAGNETISM; MEDICAL PHYSICS; MEDICINE; NANOSYSTEMS; SHAPE-MEMORY ALLOY; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); STEPPING MOTORS;

ACTIVE IMPLANTS; ACTUATING MECHANISMS; BASIC CONCEPTS; MAGNETIC FORCE; MAGNETIC SPRING; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATORS; STEPPER MOTOR;

MAGNETIC ACTUATORS;

EID: 77949877657     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03887-7_16     Document Type: Conference Paper

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