Apparatus for reconstructing or simulating the sense of touch in a surgical instrument

Apparatus for reconstructing or simulating the sense of touch in a surgical instrument

An apparatus for reconstructing or simulating the sense of touch for medical, in particular surgical, purposes, such as operations using medical instruments, at least one sensor array 6, which is sensitive to force or pressure or displacement, and an actuator array 7 are combined on the instrument t...

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Hauptverfasser: BOSCH, DIETER. DR., 81673 MUENCHEN, DE, HECHTENBERG, KURT-VOLKER., 83052 BRUCKMUEHL, DE, HERMEKING, HAJO. DR., 82110 GERMERING, DE
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Sprache:eng ; ger
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DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus for reconstructing or simulating the sense of touch for medical, in particular surgical, purposes, such as operations using medical instruments, at least one sensor array 6, which is sensitive to force or pressure or displacement, and an actuator array 7 are combined on the instrument to form a "feeling" or "tactile" unit (A; B) in such a way that the one 6 controls the other 7.