... Medical devices Medical instrumentation Minimally invasive devices Equipment The effectiveness of needle-based procedures is due to their placement accuracy. Therefore, guiding needle to a precise location inside soft tissue is an extremely difficult task. It is known that a needle tip...

... Tissue engineered devices Design processes Equipment Biopsy punches (BPs) are indispensable medical devices which are utilized by clinicians and surgeons to obtain full-thickness skin specimens (Fig. 1( a ) ). As of 2016 [ 1 ], BPs represented the primary medical tools adopted for performing...

.... Patterson. 10 08 2017 27 05 2018 Medical devices Medical devices Medical instrumentation Minimally invasive devices Rehabilitation devices Tissue engineered devices Design processes Equipment Every year around 16 × 10 9 of injections are administrated worldwide...

... Medical devices Medical instrumentation Minimally invasive devices Laparoscopic devices Design processes Equipment Image guided treatment 04 08 2017 04 06 2018 Manuscript received August 4, 2017; final manuscript received June 4, 2018; published online July 24, 2018. Assoc...

... processes Equipment Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that allows the endoscope to access to the abdominal cavity via natural orifices (oral, rectal, vaginal, or vesical routes) without external incisions [ 1 – 4 ]. Compared...

... Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, Standard No. ISO 14971:2007 . https://www.iso.org/standard/38193.html [22] ISO, 1986, “ Conical Fittings With a 6% (Luer) Taper for Syringes, Needles and Certain Other Medical Equipment—Part 1: General Requirements ,” International Organization...

... Manufacturing processes Equipment The impact of rare diseases (RD) is likely far greater than the term implies. The lives of nearly 30 million Americans, half of whom are children, are directly affected by nearly 7000 RD [ 1 ]. Statistics for the number of people seeking care with diseases of unknown...

...; published online July 13, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Michael Eggen. 14 08 2017 17 04 2018 Bio-Heat transfer devices Endoscopic devices Medical devices Medical devices Minimally invasive devices Laparoscopic devices Design processes Equipment Pancreatic cancer is the fourth...

... . 1 Corresponding author. Manuscript received December 20, 2017; final manuscript received April 9, 2018; published online July 13, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Venketesh Dubey. 20 12 2017 09 04 2018 Medical devices Equipment Respiratory support is essential for newborn...

.... Manuscript received September 6, 2017; final manuscript received April 29, 2018; published online July 13, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Chris Rylander. 06 09 2017 29 04 2018 Medical devices Medical devices Medical devices Design processes Manufacturing processes Equipment Wide sutures...

.... Editor: Carl Nelson. 08 12 2017 11 04 2018 Medical devices Medical devices Design processes Equipment Otitis media with effusion (OME) is a very common ear disease that causes body imbalance, discomfort, and may even result in irreversible damage to the middle ear...

... device that has multifiring function and is equipped with an independent clamp. The goal of this study is to provide a new closure method with this device and 4S-modified Roeder (4SMR) slipknot. The feasibility of the closure method is examined by deploying two clips during one insertion onto the 4SMR...

... of such products is elimination of bioburdens [ 9 ]. The radiation sterilization dose is a function of the type and amount of the microbial load that has to be removed from a given materials and equipment [ 13 ]. Basic fundamental investigations should be carried out in the case of every product, especially...

... with the Dyneema cable. This allows for a reduced cable tension to transmit the required torque, which in turn reduces cable wear as well as bearing loads and friction, and consequently improves drive system efficiency. The motors are equipped with incremental rotatory encoders of 4 × 500 counts per revolution...

... Minimally invasive devices Design processes Equipment Tension pneumothorax and hemothorax pose immediate increased risk for mortality and are common in patients with chest trauma. Physicians and emergency personnel respond by performing tube thoracostomy (TT), which is the placement of a chest...

... Equipment 15 03 2017 19 01 2018 Manuscript received March 15, 2017; final manuscript received January 19, 2018; published online March 5, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Chris Rylander. References [1] Rogers , H. W. , Weinstock , M. A. , Feldman , S. R. , and Coldiron...

... Neurological devices Sensors and actuators Equipment Parkinson's disease (PD) is a degenerative disease with motor symptoms that include muscle rigidity, tremors, and changes in gait. The disease has diverse clinical features and there is presently no definitive test for the diagnosis of PD [ 1...

... Corresponding author. Manuscript received July 14, 2017; final manuscript received December 12, 2017; published online January 30, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Xiaoming He. 14 07 2017 12 12 2017 Bio-Heat transfer devices Human factors in medical devices Medical devices Equipment...

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... robotics Design processes Equipment Medical simulation is critical in the training of surgical and medical residents. Training simulators give residents a safe environment to practice a wide variety of procedures where they can learn and make mistakes without harming patients [ 1 ]. In recent...