Miniaturized robotic devices for endoluminal diagnosis and surgery: A single-module and a multiple-module approach

Proceedings of the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Engineering the Future of Biomedicine, EMBC 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 6842-6845

  Menciassi, A ^a   Dario, P ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; MACHINE DESIGN; ROBOTICS; SURGERY;

DESIGN CHALLENGES; ENDOLUMINAL; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MINIMALLY INVASIVE; ROBOTIC CAPSULE; ROBOTIC DEVICES; SINGLE MODULES; SURGICAL TASKS;

ROBOTIC SURGERY;

EID: 77950989266     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5334474     Document Type: Conference Paper

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