Abstract: Most current sit-to-stand devices are electrically powered. These devices, typically chairs, are for home use and are not portable. Yet there is a great need for a device that can be used ...

Abstract: In literature, little comparison data are available among various morcellators, which are used to remove large tissue masses minimal invasively. Since a range of morcellators is available on the ...

Abstract: The following abstracts were submitted, peer reviewed and accepted for presentation at the 2010 University of Minnesotas Design of Medical Devices (DMD) Conference (www.dmd.umn.edu) held April ...

Abstract: In some applications, nonconstant energy storage in the flexible segments of compliant mechanisms is undesired, particularly when high efficiency or high-fidelity force feedback is required. In ...

Abstract: Meniscectomy is a medical procedure where ruptured meniscal tissue is removed within the knee joint. The conventional cutters fail to reach the entire meniscus. Therefore, the focus of this ...

Abstract: Although hand prostheses with a cosmetic covering are commercially available for disabled people, the operating effort due to the stiffness of the mechanism is high. This results in high power ...

Abstract: at the University Hotel Minneapolis in Minneapolis, MN. We especially wish to acknowledge Dr. Just Herder who tirelessly chaired the review process, recruited appropriate paper reviewers and kept us on schedule....

Abstract: at the Radisson University Hotel in Minneapolis, MN. We especially wish to acknowledge Dr. Just Herder who tirelessly chaired the review process, recruited appropriate reviewers and kept us on schedule....

Abstract: This paper proposes the conceptual design of a mechanical stimulator that uses a tissue engineering strategy to develop a diarthrosislike structure in vivo. The adopted design approach is based ...