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RISCuffed Inner Cannula and Flexible Outer Cannula Trachesotomy Device: Ensuring a Stable Airway
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Tracheostomy tubes (TTs) are used to provide a direct airway to a patient’s trachea when natural respiration is no longer possible. A TT generally includes an elongate outer cannula as well ...
A Wireless Insufflation System for Capsular Endoscopes
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Swallowable capsule-based cameras (e.g., the Given Imaging PillCam and competitors) are rapidly becoming the gold standard for diagnosis in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. However, definitive ...
Thermal Stress Effects and Surface Cracking Associated With Laser Use on Human Teeth
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A detailed study is reported of the potential thermal stress effects and surface cracking of human teeth after absorption of laser energy. This study was motivated by the desire to define ...
Forced Vibrations of Two Masses on an Elastic Half Space
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The paper gives a theory for the response of two periodically excited masses with circular bases attached to the surface of an elastic half space. Results for two geometrically identical ...
Harmonic Response of Masses on an Elastic Half Space
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A number of elastic half-space problems which are related to the response and interaction between foundations subjected to harmonic excitation are considered. Results are given for the amplitudes ...
Experimental Investigation of SPSW Web Plate Stress Field Development and Vertical Boundary Element Demand
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Steel plate shear walls (SPSW) are an efficient but largely underutilized building lateral force resisting system. The system consists of a moment frame (the boundary frame) with slender steel web plates that are welded ...
Aiming a Surgical Laser With an Active Cannula
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: An active cannula is a surgical device capable of dynamically changing its curved shape in response to rotation and translation of the several precurved, concentric, superelastic tubes from which ...
A Testbed for Multilumen Steerable Needle Experiments
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Steerable needles offer the potential to turn corners during insertion, thereby avoiding obstacles, reducing tip placement error and enabling a less invasive access to challenging anatomical ...
Role of Rain as Perception Aid in Assessing Wind Speeds and Associated Personal Risks
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: AbstractExtreme event perception drives personal risks and, consequently, dictates household decision-making before, during, and after extreme events. Given this, increasing the extreme event perception accuracy of the ...
A Manual Insertion Mechanism for Percutaneous Cochlear Implantation
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Percutaneous cochlear implantation (PCI) is a recently developed minimally invasive technique that utilizes image guidance and a custom-made microstereotactic frame to guide a drill directly to ...