Automated surgical screwdriver: automated screw placement

The use of power screwdrivers and drills for tapping and screw insertion in surgery is becoming more common. It has been established from clinical observations that the use of a small air drill for inserting self-tapping screws provides improved coaxial alignment and precision, and that the drill sh...

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Main Authors:	R.L. Thomas, Kaddour Bouazza-Marouf, G.J.S. Taylor
Format:	Default Article
Published:	2008
Subjects:	Mechanical engineering not elsewhere classified Surgical screwdriver Automated screw placement Mechatronic screw insertion Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified Mechanical Engineering
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/5073
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