Engineering Approaches to Mechanical and Robotic Design for Minimally Invasive Surgeries (The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: March 31, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780792377924
Subjects: Surgical techniques; Technical design; Surgery - General; Engineering - Mechanical; Surgical instruments and appar; Medical; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Robotics in medicine; Allied Health Services - Medical Technology; Robotics; Medical : Allied Health Services - Medical Technology; Technology / Engineering / Mechanical; Technology / Industrial Design / General; Technology : Robotics; Artificial Intelligence - General; Surgical Instruments And Apparatus; Computers; Biomedical engineering; Design and construction; Endoscopic surgery
First sentence: Since 1990, the field of Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) has experienced a period of rapid developments as an alternative to the conventional open surgery[5].