Title :
“Membrane micro emboss following excimer laser ablation (MeME-X) process” for pressure-driven micro active catheter
Author :
Ikeuchi, Masashi ; Ikuta, Koji
Author_Institution :
Nagoya Univ., Nagoya
Abstract :
We have developed MeME-X process to break-through the conventional miniaturization limit of the pressure-driven micro active catheter by two orders of magnitude. The world´s smallest micro active catheter of r~200mum was successfully fabricated using MeME-X process. The catheter was made of thin biocompatible polymer membrane and actuated just by water pressure for safe intravascular surgery.
Keywords :
catheters; excimer lasers; laser ablation; micromechanical devices; surgery; MeME-X; excimer laser ablation; intravascular surgery; membrane microemboss; microactive catheter; thin biocompatible polymer membrane; Actuators; Bellows; Biomembranes; Blood vessels; Catheterization; Catheters; Laser ablation; Optical device fabrication; Polymers; Surgery;
Conference_Titel :
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, 2008. MEMS 2008. IEEE 21st International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tucson, AZ
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1792-6
Electronic_ISBN :
1084-6999
DOI :
10.1109/MEMSYS.2008.4443593
