Journal of Medical Devices: Recent submissions

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    • A Modular Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Compatible Pipette Simulator to Evaluate How Design Affects the Basilar Thumb Joint Mechanics 

      Norton; Nolan M.;Fischer; Kenneth J. (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)
      People who frequently use micropipettes experience hand and upper limb disorders. The basilar thumb joint, also known as the first carpometacarpal or trapeziometacarpal joint, is commonly affected by osteoarthritis (OA). ...

    • High-Speed Jet Injector for Pharmaceutical Applications 

      Hankare; Priyanka;Agrawala; Ashish;Menezes; Viren (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)
      A shock wave-driven needle-free syringe was developed and tested for liquid jet delivery into an artificial skin model and porcine skin samples. The device could deliver an adequate volume of liquid to a depth sufficient ...

    • Elliptical Trainer Redesign to Diversify Muscles Recruitment 

      Dweiri; Yazan M.;Al-Dwairi; Abdullah F.;Al-Zanina; Mousa S.;Al Diabat; Reham (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)
      This work aims to introduce simple-to-implement modifications to the elliptical trainer device to increase its utility with added new exercise options. The effectiveness of the introduced modifications was assessed on 51 ...

    • Scale Effects on Performance of BLDC Micromotors for Internal Biomedical Applications: A Finite Element Analysis 

      Villalba-Alumbreros; Gabriel;Moron-Alguacil; Carlos;Fernandez-Munoz; Miguel;Valiente-Blanco; Ignacio;Diez-Jimenez; Efren (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)
      Micromotors can be used to build up complex microtools for internal medical applications as, for example, steerable catheters or optical and ultrasonic imaging system. The thinner and smaller the micromotors are, the less ...

    • Stakeholders, Prototypes, and Settings of Front-End Medical Device Design Activities 

      Coulentianos; Marianna J.;Rodriguez-Calero; Ilka;Daly; Shanna R.;Burridge; Jocelyn;Sienko; Kathleen H. (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)
      Successful medical device design necessitates an understanding of stakeholder-driven requirements early in a design process to assure device safety and usability, and support successful and positive patient experiences. ...

    • DynaRing: A Patient-Specific Mitral Annuloplasty Ring With Selective Stiffness Segments 

      Frishman; Samuel;Kight; Ali;Pirozzi; Ileana;Maddineni; Sainiteesh;Imbrie-Moore; Annabel M.;Karachiwalla; Zulekha;Paulsen; Michael J.;Kaiser; Alexander D.;Woo; Y. Joseph;Cutkosky; Mark R. (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)
      Annuloplasty ring choice and design are critical to the long-term efficacy of mitral valve (MV) repair. DynaRing is a selectively compliant annuloplasty ring composed of varying stiffness elastomer segments, a shape-set ...

    • Design Synthesis of a Robotic Uniaxial Torque Device for Orthopedic Haptic Simulation 

      Cotter; Trevor;Mongrain; Rosaire;Driscoll; Mark (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)
      Robotic devices are commonly used in surgical simulators to provide tactile, or haptic, feedback. They can provide customized feedback that can be rapidly modified with minimal hardware changes in comparison to nonrobotic ...

    • A Continuum Over Tube With Variable Stiffness for Transrectal NOTES 

      Li; Jinhua;Zhang; Lan;Xing; Yuan;Liu; Rui (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)
      The continuum over tube applied to natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) should be flexible during insertion and provide sufficient stiffness upon arrival at the lesion. In order to satisfy these two ...

    • Study on Device System to Reduce Tracheal Mucosal Injury in Intubation Patients 

      Suh; Dai Won;Lee; Seung Bong;Kim; Sung Min (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)
      The purpose of this study was to develop an automatic bronchial aspiration system to minimize tracheal mucosal damage in ventilator patients. Operation performances of the system's suction pressure, bronchial intubation ...

    • Clinical Evaluation of an Automatic Oxygen Control System for Premature Infants Receiving High-Flow Nasal Cannula for Respiratory Support: A Pilot Study 

      Hou; Xuefeng;Faqeeh; Akram;Amjad; Ramak;Pardalos; John;Fales; Roger (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)
      A pilot clinical study was conducted that compared the peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) targeting performance of an automatic oxygen control system with manual oxygen control, which is the standard of care for preterm ...

    • Patient-Customized Theatre Mattress Supports for Spinal Surgery: A Pilot Study Presenting a Novel Engineering Virtual Design and Manufacturing Technique 

      Little; J. Paige;Green; Daniel;Izatt; Maree T.;Moloney; Gregory E.;Askin; Geoffrey N. (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)
      Optimal patient positioning for spine surgery is vital for surgical success and the minimization of complications intra-/postoperatively. In patients with complex comorbidities, commercially available surgical positioning ...

    • A Low-Cost, Easily Deployable Vesicovaginal Fistula Occluding Device for Providing Interim Continence 

      Das; Madhurima;Hahm; Katie S.;LaRocca; Ava A.;Luna; Cecilia Alessandra;Mendez; Keegan;Hoffman; Rachel;Verheyen; Connor A.;Kim; Tesia G.;Wamakima; Bridgette W.;Roche; Ellen T. (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)
      Vesicovaginal fistulas (VVFs), abnormal openings between the vagina and bladder, disrupt the lives of over 3 million people worldwide due to resulting incontinence and infections. VVFs are commonly treated with surgery ...

    • Design and Evaluation of a Handheld Robotic Device for Peripheral Catheterization 

      Leipheimer; Josh;Balter; Max;Chen; Alvin;Yarmush; Martin (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)
      Medical robots provide enhanced dexterity, vision, and safety for a broad range of procedures. In this article, we present a handheld, robotic device capable of performing peripheral catheter insertions with high accuracy ...

    • User-Centered Virtual Environment for Poststroke Motor Rehabilitation 

      Aguilar Acevedo; Francisco;Pacheco Bautista; Daniel;Acevedo Gómez; Marleydy;Toledo Toledo; Guadalupe;Nieva García; Omar S. (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)
      The use of virtual reality in the rehabilitation of lost or diminished functions after a stroke has been shown to be an innovative means in motor recovery. However, there are still several design challenges to increment ...

    • Mechanical Characterization and Validation of the Dynamic Collimation System Prototype for Proton Radiotherapy 

      Geoghegan; Theodore;Patwardhan; Kaustubh;Nelson; Nicholas;Hill; Patrick;Flynn; Ryan;Smith; Blake;Hyer; Daniel (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)
      Radiation therapy is integral to cancer treatments for more than half of patients. Pencil beam scanning (PBS) proton therapy is the latest radiation therapy technology that uses a beam of protons that are magnetically ...

    • A Low-Cost Three-Axis Force Sensor for Wearable Gait Analysis Systems 

      Rahman; Md Shafiqur;Hejrati; Babak (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)
      This paper presents the design, analysis, and fabrication of a capacitive-based three-axis force sensor as the building block of a wearable sensing system to directly measure all the components of three-dimensional (3D) ...

    • Development and Validation of a Physiological Testing Method for Sternal Closure Systems 

      Kienle; Annette;Renner; Nadine;Bischoff; Constanze (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)
      After a median sternotomy, the sternum has to be refixated using implants such as wires, plates, or clamps. However, there is still a lack of specifically applicable test methods to investigate the mechanical safety and ...

    • RestEaze: An Emerging Technology to Characterize Leg Movements During Sleep 

      Brooks; Justin;Feltch; Cody;Lam; Janet;Earley; Christopher;Robucci; Ryan;Agarwal; Sanjay;Banerjee; Nilanjan (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)
      Several sleep disorders are characterized by periodic leg movements during sleep including Restless Leg Syndrome, and can indicate disrupted sleep in otherwise healthy individuals. Current technologies to measure periodic ...

    • Designing and Testing a Closed-Loop Magnetically Actuated Laser Scanning System for Tissue Ablation 

      Mohammadbagherpoor; Hamed;Acemoglu; Alperen;Mattos; Leonardo S.;Caldwell; Darwin;Johnson; James J.;Muth; John;Grant; Edward (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)
      Biomedical robotic systems continue to hold unlimited potential for surgical procedures. Robotized laser endoscopic tools provide surgeons with increased accuracy in the laser ablation of tissue and tumors. The research ...

    • iQbD: A Technological Readiness Level-Indexed Quality-by-Design Paradigm for Medical Device Engineering 

      Bastogne; Thierry (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2022)
      Risk assessment is a critical step in the roadmap of medical device development (MDD). Failure modes, effects and criticality analysis is a common approach based on declarative prior information that proved beneficial in ...