... the feasibility of ribolution rib fixator, a novel rib fixator for minimal invasive surgery and clinical efficiency in osteosynthesis support of multifractured ribs. The feasibility is proved by a performance characterization of the aims of the rib fixator by looking at biomechanical aspects during its implant...

... manuscript received September 12, 2018; published online November 19, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Rafael V. Davalos. 26 02 2018 12 09 2018 finite element analysis needle biopsy biomechanics Needle biopsy is a common minimally invasive procedure to extract tissue samples for diagnosis...

...” ball tip probe may improve assessment of the strength of pedicle screw purchase. bone mineral density assessment screw pull-out strength biomechanics Failure of the pedicle screw at the screw-bone interface is a common clinical problem, particularly in the setting of osteoporosis...

... including coordinated control of multiple degrees of freedom (DOF) and enhanced fidelity that to date have not been fully utilized. Previous robotic efforts in spine biomechanics have largely been limited to pure displacement control methods and slow quasi-static hybrid control approaches incorporating only...

... in biomaterials, surgical techniques, biomechanics, and tissue engineering provide an opportunity to design a new generation of prosthetic ACL replacements with the goal of improving biocompatibility, mechanical behavior, fixation, and bony integration. The development of a prosthetic ACL device...

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... of heart failure, may in actuality be a primary cause of the aberrant growth and remodeling associated with advanced disease. The biomechanical model of heart failure proposed by Mann and Bristow [( 5 )] was developed with the understanding that neurohormonal compensatory mechanisms that are triggered...

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... the clinic. An automatic variable rate device could improve limb lengthening. 06 04 2011 04 10 2011 14 11 2011 biological tissues biomechanics biomedical equipment bone cellular biophysics data loggers orthopaedics real-time systems surgery limb lengthening distraction...

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... serve as a simplistic and cost effective alternative for PDA occlusion. 15 04 2010 07 10 2010 30 08 2011 30 08 2011 adhesion biomechanics biomedical electronics biomedical equipment biomedical imaging blood blood vessels cardiology cellular biophysics diseases ducts...

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.... The specific design, colored for the three subsystems 19 07 2010 07 06 2011 15 08 2011 15 08 2011 biomechanics biomedical equipment robots A growing number of today’s robots are meant for physical interaction with humans. Humanoid robots shake hands and dual...

... Perforation with the Variable Stiffness Colonoscope ,” Gastrointest. Endosc. , 57 ( 2 ), pp. 271 – 273 . 10.1067/mge.2003.58 06 12 2010 27 05 2011 08 08 2011 08 08 2011 biological organs biomechanics biomedical education endoscopes force measurement force sensors...

...Rong Fan; Christopher Hobson; Ahmed Bayoumi; John Mayer; William Wagner; Michael S. Sacks 15 06 2011 15 06 2011 biomechanics biomedical materials deformation elasticity finite element analysis haemodynamics medical disorders paediatrics prosthetics surgery tissue...

...Stephen Howard; Cory Kasprzak; Chris Rolfes; Paul A. Iaizzo 15 06 2011 15 06 2011 biomechanics biomedical materials blood vessels cardiovascular system catheters surgery Clinical access to the left atrium and/or to the left ventricle for medical device delivery, from...

...Oliver Bandschapp; Charles Soule; Paul A. Iaizzo 14 06 2011 14 06 2011 biomechanics electromyography force measurement medical disorders neuromuscular stimulation proteins Myotonic dystrophy is a dominantly inherited disorder characterized by myotonia and delayed muscle...

...Alex Ryan; George Mallin; Paul A. Iaizzo 14 06 2011 14 06 2011 biomechanics cardiovascular system catheters haemodynamics haemorheology In vivo animal models have been and remain the “gold standard” for medical device testing. However, these models sometimes present...

...Debao Zhou 14 06 2011 14 06 2011 biomechanics bone cutting finite element analysis food products food technology fracture industrial robots Robotic devices have been widely used in biomaterial processing, for example, the cutting operations, also called deboning...