Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2024
Robot-assisted surgical systems have shown promising results and better patient outcomes in pedicle screw instrumentation and percutaneous needle interventions. Many commercial robotic assistance systems are available for the aforementioned procedure...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2024
Robotic catheters enable precise steering of their distal tip while inside the body's blood vessels, and with this ability comes the need for control systems that fit into the clinical workflow. In this study, we propose a novel bedside admittance co...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2024
In this paper, we present a robotic walker that aims to encourage the patient's voluntary movement by enabling intention-based control of the mobile base. We proposed two variants of biosignal-based control methods for the robotic gait training lifte...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2024
An estimated 0.2% of the world population is living with severe deafblindness with approximately ~1.5 million Americans using tactile American Sign Language (t-ASL) as their primary form of communication. To allow them to communicate without an in-pe...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2024
Exoskeletons have been developed and widely used for medical, industrial, military applications. Since the exoskeletons are designed to provide the users with torques needed for the specific applications, it is important for the torques generated by ...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2024
In this paper we present a novel robotic injection system capable of performing clinically relevant pneumo-dissection of the deep stroma for the big bubble DALK procedure. Because the recommended clinical technique to insert a needle into the deep st...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2024
With advancing technology, human assistive robots have been developed to enhance daily efficiency for users. Focusing on the reaching motions of the upper limb, this study aims to propose a motion classification method based on electromyographic (EMG...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2024
The supernumerary robotic finger (SRF) can expand human hand abilities to achieve motor augmentation, and integrate with brain computer interface (BCI) to free the occupation of inherent body degrees of freedom. However, the neuro remodeling mechanis...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2024
Humans are capable of performing intricate and complex tasks, enabling seamless interaction with their surroundings. Therefore, capturing the human demonstrated skills and transferring these skills to robots is beneficial when engaging with and execu...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2024
Studying the soft robot-tissue mechanical interaction in muscle stimulation devices poses a significant challenge due to the complex behavior of the materials involved. To advance this field, this paper models computationally three types of soft elas...