Design and Modeling of Distal Dexterity Mechanisms for Needle-sized Robots: Systems for Lung and Endonasal Interventions

Toward improving surgery and patient care, this work presents the development of needle-sized surgical tools and robotic systems that incorporate distal articulation mechanisms. In the human body, there are numerous critical locations that are difficult or impossible to reach safely in a minimally-i...

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Main Author: Swaney, Philip Joseph
Other Authors: Robert J. Webster III
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2016
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-07212016-145122/