Title :
Development of Force Sensor for a Linear Object
Author :
Nagano, Yoshitaka ; Sano, Akihito ; Sakaguchi, Masamichi ; Fujimoto, Hideo
Author_Institution :
Nagoya Inst. of Technol., Nagoya
Abstract :
We have developed a force sensor for actual linear medical objects. The sensory principle of this force sensor is based on optically measuring how the linear object bends with force. We have assembled the sensor into a medical equipment Y-connector, so that the sensor can be used in surgery. In this paper, we introduce the sensing method, the sensor characteristics, and experimental results of a dummy aneurysm.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; force sensors; optical sensors; surgery; Y-connector; dummy aneurysm; force sensor; linear medical objects; medical equipment; optical measurement; sensory principle; surgery; Aneurysm; Catheters; Coils; Force measurement; Force sensors; Neurosurgery; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Surgery; Surges; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Sensors, 2006. 5th IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Daegu
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0375-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1930-0395
DOI :
10.1109/ICSENS.2007.355594
