A new hybrid catheter-tip tactile sensor with relative hardness measuring capability for use in catheter-based heart surgery

Proceedings of IEEE Sensors

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1592-1595

  Ahmadi, R ^a   Dargahi, J ^a   Packirisamy, M ^a   Cecere, R ^b  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMERIC MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; HEART BYPASS; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVES; PIEZO-RESISTIVE; RELATIVE HARDNESS; TACTILE SENSORS;

ELASTOMERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HARDNESS; HYBRID MATERIALS; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; SENSORS; SURGERY;

CATHETER TIP SENSORS;

EID: 79951908645     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSENS.2010.5690287     Document Type: Conference Paper

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