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IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine, 2022 Background: Over 5 billion people worldwide have no access to surgery worldwide, typically in low-resource settings, despite it being a primary life-saving treatment.
M. Marriott Webb +12 more
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Linear tubular switched reluctance motor for heart assistance circulatory: Analytical and finite element modeling [PDF]
, 2011 A linear tubular switched reluctance motor is presented. This actuator is devoted to be used as a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). In order to avoid thrombosis, this actuator includes pump and valve functions. By using a St. Jude Medical mechanical
Leprince, Pascal +3 more
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Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2022 Objectives To overcome the shortage of personal protective equipment and airborne infection isolation rooms (AIIRs) in the COVID‐19 pandemic, a collaborative team of research engineers and clinical physicians worked to build a novel negative pressure ...
Benjamin S. Roth +8 more
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Background-free fibre optic Brillouin probe for remote mapping of micromechanics
, 2020 Brillouin spectroscopy is a century-old technique that has recently received renewed interest, as modern instrumentation has transformed it into a powerful contactless and label-free probe of micromechanical properties for biomedical applications.
Basirun, Carin +7 more
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Deploying a spreadsheet tool for early economic value assessment of medical device innovations with healthcare decision makers [PDF]
, 2009 Early stage evaluation of medical device innovations is important for healthcare decision-makers as much as for manufacturers, meaning that a wider application of a basic cost-effectiveness analysis is becoming necessary outside the usual expert base of ...
Craven, Michael P. +3 more
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Smart vest for respiratory rate monitoring of COPD patients based on non-contact capacitive sensing [PDF]
, 2018 In this paper, a first approach to the design of a portable device for non-contact monitoring of respiratory rate by capacitive sensing is presented.
Barbarov-Rostán, Gerardo +7 more
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Jain’s hand retractor system and stand: an innovative device for hand surgery
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2021 Solo hand surgery is becoming increasingly common, mostly due to a lack of assistants and dedicated operating theatres. The solo hand surgeon faces challenges of proper hand positioning, elevation, and skin flap/tissue retraction.
Aakansh Jain
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The development of a novel steerable bougie to assist in airway management [PDF]
, 2016 Background: This paper describes the development of a new airway device that will improve the speed and safety of endotracheal intubation in anaesthesia and critical care.
Armstrong, J +4 more
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Clinical Insights Into Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in Childhood
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) is a rare but life‐threatening metabolic emergency in children that occurs in less than 1% of pediatric cancer cases, with a reported incidence ranging from 0.4% to 1.0% across different studies. While it is observed in 10%–20% of adult malignancies, pediatric HCM remains relatively uncommon.
Hüseyin Anıl Korkmaz
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Potential of magnetic shape memory alloys in medical applications
Current Directions in Biomedical EngineeringSystems based on smart materials have become an increasing research focus in recent years, as their properties provide opportunity for higher functional integration, improved energy efficiency and completely new functionalities.
Hutter Marco +4 more
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