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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VANDERBILT
2016
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Online Access: | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-07212016-145122/ |