New catheter driving method using linear stepping mechanism for intravascular neurosurgery

Minimum invasive surgery that supports doctors and reduces patient´s physical pain has attracted attention. We consider a new intravascular neurosurgery system. There are two problems in intravascular neurosurgery: one is doctor´s exposure to x-ray, and another is the lack of skilled doctors. We developed a remote control system by using a master-slave system to solve these problems. In this paper, we describe the development of a new slave device in the master-slave system and construct the new remote control system of catheter operation with safety. To overcome some of the problems encountered on the previous slave device (2000), we develop a new slave device with a disposable structure employing the mechanism of a mechanical pencil for safe operation