Title :
A study on the endoscope system driven by squirmy robot
Author :
Liangming, Lin ; Liming, Gao ; Guozheng, Yan ; Rong, Rong
Author_Institution :
Shanghai Jiaotong Univ., China
Abstract :
Miniature injury surgery has been a major problem in the field of biomedical engineering. The medical endoscope is the typical medical instrument in accordance with the requirements of miniature injury surgery. This paper briefly describes the medical endoscope and considers the shortcomings of the traditional endoscope. Then, making use of the technology of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), the paper presents a new type of endoscope system driven by the squirmy robot. Finally, problems and application trends are considered
Keywords :
biomedical engineering; biomedical equipment; robots; surgery; biomedical engineering; medical endoscope; medical instrument; micro-electromechanical systems; microrobots; miniature injury surgery; squirmy robot; Biomedical engineering; Endoscopes; Injuries; Medical robotics; Microelectromechanical systems; Micromechanical devices; Paper technology; Robots; Surgery; Surgical instruments;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Processing Systems, 1997. ICIPS '97. 1997 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4253-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICIPS.1997.672742
