.... Manuscript received August 4, 2017; final manuscript received June 26, 2018; published online July 30, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Elizabeth Hsiao-Wecksler. 04 08 2017 26 06 2018 Medical robotics Neurological devices Rehabilitation devices Sensors and actuators The international...

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... Sensors and actuators Equipment Parkinson's disease (PD) is a degenerative disease with motor symptoms that include muscle rigidity, tremors, and changes in gait. The disease has diverse clinical features and there is presently no definitive test for the diagnosis of PD [ 1 ]. It is therefore...

... devices Minimally invasive devices Sensors and actuators Design processes Manufacturing processes Cardiovascular diseases are the first cause of death in the world according to the World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. The most frequent pathologies are myocardial infarction, stroke...

.... Patterson. 06 06 2017 15 09 2017 Medical devices Minimally invasive devices Sensors and actuators Equipment Speech is a uniquely human attribute that allows for communication, creation of music, and expression of emotions [ 1 ]. Vocal communication is comprised of both voiced...

... instrumentation Medical robotics Sensors and actuators Design processes Accessing the venous bloodstream of rodent models for drug delivery or blood sampling is often required for studying biological genotypes [ 1 ], performing molecular imaging [ 2 ], or injecting cells [ 3 ] or therapeutics [ 4...

... August 16, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Elizabeth Hsiao-Wecksler. 01 09 2016 26 07 2017 Human factors Medical devices Sensors and actuators Design processes Syncope, or fainting, is a transient loss of consciousness and postural tone that typically occurs when individuals...

... Rehabilitation devices Sensors and actuators Sports Instrumentation and Devices Mechanotherapies have been used for thousands of years to help people relieve their pain and musculoskeletal stresses by a variety of clinicians, including physical therapists, massage therapists, athletic trainers...

... (Pulsion) [ 4 ], and CardioQ–ODM (Deltex) [ 5 ] devices, which require either arterial access or transesophageal placement, and “noninvasive” devices that are applied externally [ 6 ]. Cardiovascular devices Medical devices Medical instrumentation Sensors and actuators Equipment 07 10...

... as the difference of peaks of response to the baseline amplitude. Manuscript received July 20, 2016; final manuscript received March 13, 2017; published online June 27, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Rafael V. Davalos. 20 07 2016 13 03 2017 Medical instrumentation Sensors and actuators...

... guided intervention Image guided treatment Medical robotics Minimally invasive devices Sensors and actuators Accurate needle tip placement is essential for MRI-guided percutaneous procedures, such as RFA of liver tumors. Various needle tracking technologies (typically, EM or optical...

... ,” Phys. Fluids , 19 ( 8 ), p. 083605 . 10.1063/1.2762206 [43] Banka , N. , and Devasia , S. , 2013 , “ Nonlinear Models for Optimal Placement of Magnetically-Actuated Cilium ,” ASME Paper No. DSCC2013-3808. 10.1115/DSCC2013-3808 Medical devices Sensors and actuators Equipment...

.... This research lays the ground work for new mechanism, sensor and actuation technologies that can be readily integrated via new millimeter-scale layer-by-layer manufacturing approaches. Fig. 7 ( a ) Origami-inspired assembly of force-sensing microsurgical forceps and ( b ) fabricated device on a U.S. penny...

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... June 13, 2016; published online September 12, 2016. Assoc. Editor: Carl Nelson. 20 01 2016 13 06 2016 Human performance Force assessment Medical devices Sensors and actuators Equipment Traditionally, surgical skills were trained in the regular clinical environment...

.... Assoc. Editor: Michael Eggen. 02 02 2016 30 07 2016 Minimally invasive devices Sensors and actuators Epidemiological statistics show that over 3% of the world total population are suffering from sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) [ 1 ], in which the prevalence of men over 40 yr old...

.... , 2007 , “ A Kinematic and Kinetic Comparison of Overground and Treadmill Walking in Healthy Subjects ,” Gait Posture , 26 ( 1 ), pp. 17 – 24 . 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2006.07.003 Medical devices Rehabilitation devices Sensors and actuators Sports Instrumentation and Devices Design processes...

... 22 02 2016 Medical robotics Rehabilitation devices Sensors and actuators In this work, the glove was controlled by pressure. The desired air pressure ( P ref ) has to be obtained empirically from different participants. It would be ideal to be able to conduct closed-loop...

... received September 10, 2015; final manuscript received February 25, 2016; published online August 11, 2016. Assoc. Editor: Rita M. Patterson. 10 09 2015 25 02 2016 Medical devices Rehabilitation devices Sensors and actuators Equipment KAFOs are long leg orthoses that span...

...% suffer from cognitive deficits [ 1 , 2 ]. Medical robotics Rehabilitation devices Sensors and actuators Copyright © 2016 by ASME 2016 1932-6181/2016/10(4)/044503/4/ $25.00 ...