Device for modeling or simulating the sense of touch in a surgical instrument

Device for modeling or simulating the sense of touch for medical, especially surgical purposes such as operations using medical instruments, characterized in that at least one sensor array which is sensitive to force, pressure, or travel and an actuator array are combined in the instrument to form a...

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Hauptverfasser: HERMEKING, HAJO, HECHTENBERG, KURT-VOLKER, BOSCH, DIETER
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Zusammenfassung:Device for modeling or simulating the sense of touch for medical, especially surgical purposes such as operations using medical instruments, characterized in that at least one sensor array which is sensitive to force, pressure, or travel and an actuator array are combined in the instrument to form a "feeling" or "tactile" unit (A, B) in such manner that one controls the other.