Robotic assistants aid surgeons during minimally invasive procedures

IEEE Eng Med Biol Mag. 2001 Jan-Feb;20(1):94-104. doi: 10.1109/51.897832.

Authors

H Kang¹, J T Wen

Affiliation

¹ Center for Automation Technologies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA. wen@cat.rpi.edu

PMID: 11211665
DOI: 10.1109/51.897832

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Algorithms*
Biomechanical Phenomena
Equipment Design
Friction
Humans
Ligation / instrumentation
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / instrumentation*
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / methods
Robotics*
Suture Techniques / instrumentation