title: Miniaturized instrument systems for minimally invasive diagnosis and therapy.
abstract: Microsystems technologies allow to considerably improve the functionality of existing medical instruments and produce novel devices. Using extremely miniaturized operation systems based on micro-technically processed nickel-titanium alloys, minimally invasive therapeutic interventions can be accomplished in the most sensitive parts of the human body. This has not been possible so far. Fields of use presently comprise among others minimally invasive surgery, endoscopic neurosurgery, interventional cardiology, gynaecology, urology, and ophthalmology.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Mikrostrukturtechnik, Universität und Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Deutschland. andreas.guber@imt.fzk.de
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Guber
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muslija
mesh_terms: D000497:Alloys; D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D019723:Endoscopes; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008904:Miniaturization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D013525:Surgical Instruments
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; C013616:nitinol