NTN Develops Force Sensor for Cerebral Aneurysm Treatment. From: JCNN News Summaries | Date: March 7, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Japan Corporate News Network K.K. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Tokyo, Japan, Mar 7, 2007 - (JCN) - NTN Corporation, working jointly with the research team of Prof. Hideo Fujimoto in the graduate school of Nagoya Institute of Technology, has developed a force sensing system to be used in cerebral aneurysm treatment.

The system measures and displays any minute force from the fingertips of a surgeon (operator) manipulating a very thin wire, which is only 0.3mm in diameter, passed through a catheter in cerebral arteries during minimally invasive treatment of aneurysms.

Minimally invasive operations are becoming more prevalent in the ...