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A Soft Pneumatic Inchworm Double balloon (SPID) for colonoscopy

The design of a smart robot for colonoscopy is challenging because of the limited available space, slippery internal surfaces, and tortuous 3D shape of the human colon. Locomotion forces applied by an endoscopic robot may damage the colonic wall and/or cause pain and discomfort to patients. This stu...

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Autores principales: Manfredi, Luigi, Capoccia, Elisabetta, Ciuti, Gastone, Cuschieri, Alfred
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6668406/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31367005
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-47320-3