CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT

The invention relates to the use of a shape memory effect (SME) material, such as nitinol, in an actuator for effecting rotation of an electrosurgical instrument. The actuator may be part of a control mechanism for rotating a tip of an electrosurgical instrument relative to a flexible shaft that enc...

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Hauptverfasser: HANCOCK, Christopher Paul, TURNER, Louis
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Sprache:eng
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