Swallowable medical devices for diagnosis and surgery: The state of the art

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 224, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1397-1414

  Toennies, J L ^a   Tortora, G ^b   Simi, M ^b   Valdastri, P ^b   Webster III, R J ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

capsules; endoluminal devices; gastrointestinal tract; minimally invasive surgery; robotic capsules; surgical endoscopy; swallowable devices; wireless capsule endoscopy

Indexed keywords

ENDOLUMINAL; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; ROBOTIC CAPSULE; WIRELESS CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CAMERAS; ENDOSCOPY; PELLETIZING; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

EID: 77954839159     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544062JMES1879     Document Type: Article

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