Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 1999 O uso de opiáceos para o controle da dor crônica não relacionada ao câncer é controverso. Avaliar o alívio da dor e as mudanças nas atividades de vida diária advindas da infusão intratecal de opiáceos em 11 doentes, com dor crônica não neoplásica, foram ...
Cibele Andrucioli de Mattos Pimenta +5 more
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International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2018 Objectives Electromagnetic fields (EMF) may cause malfunctions in electronic devices, in particular in active implantable medical devices (AIMD), along with discomfort or health hazards to users.
Patryk Zradziński +3 more
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Coming of age: the artificial pancreas for type 1 diabetes. [PDF]
, 2016 The artificial pancreas (closed-loop system) addresses the unmet clinical need for improved glucose control whilst reducing the burden of diabetes self-care in type 1 diabetes.
Hovorka, Roman, Thabit, Hood
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Exploiting globally available safety information on medical devices to enhance EU market surveillance/vigilance - An analysis of available data sources and their systematic and consistent use [PDF]
, 2017 Every day regulatory websites worldwide publish an impressive volumeof new data on safety information on related to medical devices, which remains largely unexploited. This report recommends ways towards the effective exploitation of this information for
FARAULO FABIO, GRIESINGER CLAUDIUS
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Intraspinal Drug Delivery Reservoir Refill Procedure by Non-Physician Clinicians: A Nation-Wide Survey of Training, Pocket Fill Experience, and Life-Long Learning Behaviors [PDF]
, 2016 Intraspinal drug delivery (IDD) is a safe and efficacious method used to deliver medications for the treatment of chronic neurologic disease that requires periodic reservoir refills that can place patients at risk for a rare, accidental but potentially ...
McGlothlen, Gail
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Microsystems technology: objectives [PDF]
, 1996 This contribution focuses on the objectives of microsystems technology (MST). The reason for this is two fold. First of all, it should explain what MST actually is.
Fluitman, Jan
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Thermoreflectance Detection of Point Defects Resulting from Focused Ion Beam Milling
Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.Focused ion beam (FIB) milling is a common tool for nanoscale material processing, however irradiation damage, redeposition, and contamination can occur. We use several characterization tools to show FIB‐induced effects beyond 1 mm from the milled area.
Thomas W. Pfeifer +3 more
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Design of an Implantable Device for Ocular Drug Delivery [PDF]
, 2012 Ocular diseases, such as, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy, and retinitis pigmentosa require drug management in order to prevent blindness and affecting million of adults in USA and worldwide.
Atkinson, Gary M. +3 more
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Photoswitching Conduction in Framework Materials
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This mini‐review summarizes recent advances in state‐of‐the‐art proton and electron conduction in framework materials that can be remotely and reversibly switched on and off by light. It discusses the various photoswitching conduction mechanisms and the strategies employed to enhance photoswitched conductivity.
Helmy Pacheco Hernandez +4 more
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Developing medical device technologies from users' perspectives: A theoretical framework for involving users in the development process [PDF]
, 2009 Objectives: The aim of this study was to suggest an acceptable and generic theoretical framework for involving various types of users in the medical device technology (MDT) development process (MDTDP).Methods: The authors propose a theoretical framework ...
Anderson +7 more
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