Disposable endoscope tip actuation design and robotic platform

A disposable endoscopic platform with actuation motors inside the body of the endoscope is presented. This platform can enable new medical devices for diagnosis and for minimally invasive surgeries. This paper addresses mechanical and safety issues with existing endoscope technologies by incorporati...

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Main Authors: Chen, Yi, Tanaka, Shigehiko, Hunter, Ian
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/78623
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2314-3031
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8251-5432

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