Tecnología Médica

Tecnología Médica

Capacitive-Triboelectric based Hybrid Sensor System for Human-like Tactile Perception
27/03/2024 - Human skin contains slowly-adapting (SA) and rapidly-adapting mechanoreceptors (RA) through which it can discriminate between static and dynamic tactile stimuli. Bio-mimicking of such human...
Wearable Sensing for Breaststroke Phase Monitoring With Lower Limb Muscle-Joint Synergy
19/03/2024 - Motivated by the need for underwater exoskeleton control, swimming phase monitoring is critical to adjust robotic assistance to human motions. However, harsh underwater environments bring in...
A Lightweight Dynamic Hand Orthosis With Sequential Joint Flexion Movement for Postoperative Rehabilitation of Flexor Tendon Repair Surgery
18/03/2024 - During the postoperative hand rehabilitation period, it is recommended that the repaired flexor tendons be continuously glided with sufficient tendon excursion and carefully managed protection to...
Home-use oral health-enhancing device
18/03/2024 - Everyone suffers from occasional halitosis. Understanding the root cause is important for addressing and preventing the problem. Lumoral, developed by Finland's Koite Health Ltd, is a home-use...
Predicting overstriding with wearable IMUs during treadmill and overground running
18/03/2024 - Running injuries are prevalent, but their exact mechanisms remain unknown largely due to limited real-world biomechanical analysis. Reducing overstriding, the horizontal distance that the foot...
Estimating Joint Kinematics and Muscles Forces During Robotic Rehabilitation to Detect and Counteract Reduced Ankle Mobility
21/11/2023 - The paper presents a solution to detect active ankle joint movement while a patient undergoes therapy with a robotic lower limb rehabilitation device that neither restricts nor actively supports...
EMG-Based Control Strategies of a Supernumerary Robotic Hand for the Rehabilitation of Sub-Acute Stroke Patients: Proof of Concept
21/11/2023 - One of the most frequent and severe aftermaths of a stroke is the loss of upper limb functionality. Therapy started in the sub-acute phase proved more effective, mainly when the patient...
Development of the Force Detecting Liner for Total Knee Arthroplasty
24/08/2023 - With the increase in the prevalence of knee arthritis, the market for liners with force detection devices has expanded. The force detection device assists the doctor to adjust the installation...
A Novel Stereo Camera Fusion Scheme for Generating and Tracking Real-time 3D Patient-specific Head/Face Kinematics and Facial Muscle Movements
27/03/2023 - Recovery and rehabilitation of facial mimics need enhanced decision support with multimodal bio-feedbacks from 3D real-time biomechanical head animation. Kinect V2.0 can detect and track 3-D...
Design and Verification of Lockable Upper-Limb Exoskeleton Based on Jamming and Engagement Mechanisms
17/02/2023 - This letter presents a lockable upper-limb exoskeleton to reduce the physical fatigue of laborers/surgeons operating with upper limbs maintaining fixed posture for long time. A novel structure...
Chest physiotherapy guided by electrical impedance tomography in high-dependency unit patients with pulmonary diseases: an introduction of methodology and feasibility
01/02/2023 - Chest physiotherapy (CPT) has been widely used as an adjunctive treatment to facilitate airway clearance and promote effective coughing [1]. Previous studies indicated that CPT could...
Arthroplasty for weight-bearing shoulders
23/05/2022 - Introduction: Repeated transfers and wheelchair propulsion in patients with a neurological deficit of the lower limbs overloads the upper limbs mechanically, particularly the...
The effect of an active upper-limb exoskeleton on metabolic parameters and muscle activity during a repetitive industrial task
09/02/2022 - In this paper, an experimental evaluation of an active upper-limb exoskeleton, where 12 subjects perform an overhead industrial task with and without the exoskeleton, is presented. The...
Wheelchair Control with Inductive Intra-Oral Tongue Interface for Individuals with Tetraplegia
05/11/2021 - High level spinal cord injury drastically reduces the quality of life of the injured person. Various systems attempted to interface the still intact or residual abilities following injury in...
Passive Shoulder Exoskeletons: More Effective in the Lab Than in the Field?
08/04/2021 - Shoulder exoskeletons potentially reduce overuse injuries in industrial settings including overhead work or lifting tasks. Previous studies evaluated these devices primarily in laboratory setting,...
Digital Innovation Hubs in Health-Care Robotics Fighting COVID-19: Novel Support for Patients and Health-Care Workers Across Europe
08/04/2021 - The use of robotics in health care has seen a recent rise in interest due to its potential for use during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The transmission rate of COVID-19 has meant that health-care...
Rehabilitación sobre implantes: Sobre dentadura : Caso clínico
01/02/2021 - Una sobre dentadura es una prótesis removible parcial o completa caracterizada por recubrir mucosa, dientes o implantes preparados para tal efecto. La sobre dentadura sobre implantes es el...
Designing a Serious Game for Myoelectric Prosthesis Control
05/10/2020 - As an amputee, learning how to control a myoelectric prosthesis is a difficult task. One of the main issues with conventional, highly repetitive, rehabilitation methods is the lack of engagement...
Active pedal exerciser for leg rehabilitation
29/11/2019 - Summary form only given. Given the importance of the ability to drive the lower limbs to perform most daily activities for all people and knowing that there is a constant need to develop new ways...
Wearable safety wristband device for elderly health monitoring with fall detect and heart attack alarm
09/09/2019 - The quantity of elderly resident is on the ascent around the world. Accordingly, the quantity of those living alone is likewise liable to increment. At the point when an elderly individual living...