Title :
Biotronics, medtronics, micromedtronics: a new terminology in MIMETS. The nonlinear generation of mechatronic systems in medicine and surgery
Author :
Tritto, Joseph ; Brett, Peter
Author_Institution :
St. Louis Hosp., Paris, France
Abstract :
Micro-Mechatronic Systems (MI-METS) define a new generation of integrated biomedical micro-manufacturing mechatronic systems and devices for surgery and rehabilitation. Sensors, actuators and the computational technologies are the basic technological domains to obtain integrated tools for biomedical applications. The Actron represents a new generation of METS that works in a nonlinear, full-integrated action. This action is fractal, requiring a time-space scaling. Bioactronics is the new discipline in which the interaction between the biological structures and the actron system is analysed
Keywords :
biocontrol; fractals; intelligent control; mechatronics; medical robotics; medicine; microactuators; microsensors; patient rehabilitation; prosthetics; surgery; Actron; actuators; bioactronics; biotronics; control system; fractal mechatronics; integrated systems; intelligent tool; medicine; medtronics; micro-manufacturing mechatronic systems; micro-mechatronic systems; micromedtronics; neuro-prostheses; nonlinear generation; rehabilitation; self-adaptation; sensors; surgery; time-space scaling; Actuators; Control systems; Fractals; Humans; Mathematical model; Mechanical sensors; Mechatronics; Minimally invasive surgery; Safety; Terminology;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.804054