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Israeli-Developed Flexible Needle Maneuvers Around Human Body
April 25, 2005
Researchers from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Technion have developed a miniature robot that drives a flexible needle in the human body. This innovative development will enable the surgeon to go around obstacles in the needle's path toward its objective in the body.
Globes Online
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