Zhongguo yi liao qi xie za zhi = Chinese journal of medical instrumentation
Jul 30, 2022
In order to improve the operation difficulties in the narrow space of the nasal maxillary sinus, the nasal continuum minimally invasive surgical robot system is designed. The ball-and-socket joints and NiTiNol tubes are used as the main body of the c...
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Jul 9, 2022
Robot-assisted thymectomy through a subxiphoid scopic approach can provide a good surgical view, similar to that of median sternotomy. We originally used the subxiphoid port only for the robotic scope to avoid instrument collision with the assistant ...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Jul 1, 2022
In order to promote early rehabilitation, we proposed a system which provides full-body arm-leg training for patients in a bed-lying position. As the preliminary development, a platform for leg movement was investigated. An innovative system with fou...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Jul 1, 2022
Joint attention is the capacity of sharing attention between two agents and an aspect of the environment, through the use of different cues, namely gaze. This capacity is of paramount importance for social skills. People with Autism Spectrum Disorder...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Jul 1, 2022
Early rehabilitation is beneficial for stroke patients, but it is often delayed since the patients are often bedbound due to their general condition. New robotic rehabilitation devices such as ROBERT® enable patients to exercise even while bedbound. ...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Jul 1, 2022
Squatting is a dynamic task that is often done for strengthening and improving balance. Most squat training systems partially support body weight. However, one of the benefits of a squat exercise is efficiently distributing the body weight among the ...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
Jul 1, 2022
Rehabilitation exoskeletons can supplement therapist-based training allowing post-stroke patients to perform functional, high-dosage, repetitive exercises. The use of robotic devices allows providing intense rehabilitation sessions and permits clinic...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2022
The iHandU system is a wearable device that quantitatively evaluates changes in wrist rigidity during Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery, allowing clinicians to find optimal stimulation settings that reduce patient symptoms. Robotic accuracy is als...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2022
Humans are intrinsically unstable in quiet stance from a rigid body system viewpoint; however, they maintain balance thanks to neuro-muscular sensory properties whilst still exhibiting postural sway characteristics. This work intro-duces a one-degree...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2022
Segmentation of the thoracic region and breast tissues is crucial for analyzing and diagnosing the presence of breast masses. This paper introduces a medical image segmentation architecture that aggregates two neural networks based on the state-of-th...