A new, easily miniaturized steerable endoscope.

A new, easily miniaturized steerable endoscope.

This article describes a new steerable endoscope for laparoscopic surgery. The steerable mechanism was inspired by the tentacles of squid and consists only of standard parts such as cables, coil springs, rings, and tubes. Laparoscopic surgery is carried out using an endoscope and long and slender in...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE Engineering in medicine and biology magazine 24, 6 (2005).
Main Author: Breedveld, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdominal cavity.
Abdominal wall.
Catheters.
Instruments.
Laparoscopic surgery.
Light source.
Low-cost mass production.
Miniaturized steerable endoscope.
Organs.
Squid.