Journal of Medical Devices: Recent submissions

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    • Proof of Concept of a Surrogate High-Adhesion Medical Tape Using Photo-Thermal Release for Rapid and Less Painful Removal 

      Lim, Saniel D.; Svanevik, Carl C.; Fauver, Mark E.; Nelson, Leonard Y.; Taroc, Ann-Marie; Emery, Ashley F.; Seibel, Eric J. (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)
      Medical tapes often hold critical devices to the skin so having high adhesion for the lifespan of this product is of great importance. However, the removal process is challenging for caregivers and patients alike, often a ...

    • An Extensible Orthopedic Wire Navigation Simulation Platform 

      Long, Steven; Thomas, Geb W.; Anderson, Donald D. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)
      The demand for simulation-based skills training in orthopedics is steadily growing. Wire navigation, or the ability to use 2D images to place an implant through a specified path in bone, is an area of training that has ...

    • Dynamic Compression Garments for Sensory Processing Disorder Treatment Using Integrated Active Materials 

      Duvall, Julia C.; Schleif, Nicholas; Dunne, Lucy E.; Holschuh, Brad (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)
      Many medical conditions, including sensory processing disorder (SPD), employ compression therapy as a form of treatment. SPD patients often wear weighted or elastic vests to produce compression on the body, which have been ...

    • Water Jet Applicator for Interface Tissue Removal in Minimally Invasive Hip Refixation: Testing the Principle and Design of Prototype 

      Kraaij, Gert; Loeve, Arjo J.; Dankelman, Jenny; Nelissen, Rob G. H. H.; Valstar, Edward R. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)
      Mechanical loosening of implants is in the majority accompanied with a periprosthetic interface membrane, which has to be removed during revision surgery. The same is true if a minimal invasive (percutaneous) refixation ...

    • Measurement of Frictional Properties of Aortic Stent Grafts and Their Delivery Systems 

      Chen, Tianhao; Lancaster, Michael; Lin, Dawn S. Y.; Doyle, Matthew G.; Forbes, Thomas L.; Amon, Cristina H. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)
      Stent grafts are medical devices used to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) in endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). Computational and experimental models have been developed to study stent graft delivery and deployment ...

    • An Electronic Force Sensor for Medical Jet Injection 

      Demas, Nickolas P.; Hunter, Ian W. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)
      In medical jet injection, a narrow fluid drug stream is propelled at high velocity into skin without a needle. Previous studies have shown that the volume delivered is highly dependent on a number of factors. This paper ...

    • A Parallel Multiple Layer Cryolithography Device for the Manufacture of Biological Material for Tissue Engineering 

      Ukpai, Gideon; Sahyoun, Joseph; Stuart, Robert; Wang, Sky; Xiao, Zichen; Rubinsky, Boris (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)
      While three-dimensional (3D) printing of biological matter is of increasing interest, current linear 3D printing processes lack the efficiency at scale required to mass manufacture products made of biological matter. This ...

    • Design and Analysis of a Novel Lightweight, Energy Economic Powered Knee Orthotic Device 

      Sahoo, Saikat; Jain, Aditya; Pratihar, Dilip Kumar (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)
      The task of a powered knee orthotic device (PKOD) is to assist the knee joint so that its natural behavior can be restored. The key features of a PKOD that may help to regain such characteristics are low power consumption, ...

    • A Proof-of-Concept Demonstration for a Novel Soft Ventricular Assist Device 

      Gharaie, Saleh H.; Amir Moghadam, Amir Ali; Al'Aref, Subhi J.; Caprio, Alexandre; Alaie, Seyedhamidreza; Zgaren, Mohamed; Min, James K.; Dunham, Simon; Mosadegh, Bobak (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)
      Patients treated by current ventricular assist devices (VADs) suffer from various post implantation complications including gastrointestinal bleeding and arteriovenous malformation. These issues are related to intrinsically ...

    • Miniature Pump for Treatment of Refractory Ascites Based on Local Magnetic Actuation 

      Garbin, Nicolo; Doyle, Patrick; Smith, Byron; Taylor, Jesse G.; Khan, Mubashir H.; Khalil, Qasim; Valdastri, Pietro (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)
      This paper presents the design, fabrication, and experimental validation of a novel low-cost implantable pump for the treatment of refractory ascites (RA) based on local magnetic actuation (LMA). A reciprocating positive ...

    • Compact Two Degrees-of-Freedom External Fixator System for Correction of Persistent Clubfoot Deformity 

      Wu, Ying Ying; Plakseychuk, Anton; Shimada, Kenji (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)
      Bone deformities are often complex three-dimensional (3D) deformities, and correcting them is difficult. To correct persistent clubfoot deformity in adolescents or adults, an external fixator is sometimes used to encourage ...

    • Portable Device for Measuring Blood Test Hemolyzed Samples Based on Computer Vision and Neural Network 

      Lopes, Karyn Martinelli; da Silva, Flavia Helena; Gil Maldonado, Alessandra S.; Santiago, Simone Aparecida; Pires, Tavani A.; Ferrer, Claudia Maria; Mena, Sara Josa; Moura, Maria Emilia Germani; Domingues, Pietro Teruya; Kawakami, Lincoln Makoto; de Senzi (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)
      Hemolysis is a challenging problem and still represents a frequent source of errors in blood test laboratory practice. Due to the broad and heterogeneous bias induced in the measurement of several parameters by hemolysis, ...

    • Design and Modeling of a Three-Degree-of-Freedom Articulating Robotic Microsurgical Forceps for Trans-Oral Laser Microsurgery 

      Chauhan, Manish; Deshpande, Nikhil; Caldwell, Darwin G.; Mattos, Leonardo S. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)
      Trans-oral laser microsurgery (TLM) is a surgical procedure for removing malignancies (e.g., cysts, polyps, tumors) of the laryngeal region through laser ablation. Intraoperative microsurgical forceps (i.e., microforceps) ...

    • The Role of Tissue Slip Feedback in Robot-Assisted Surgery 

      Burkhard, Natalie T.; Ryan Steger, J.; Cutkosky, Mark R. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)
      Slip, or accidental loss, of grasped biological tissue can have negative consequences in all types of surgery (open, laparoscopic, robot-assisted). This work focuses on slip in robot-assisted surgery (RAS) with the goal ...

    • Programmable Multistable Mechanisms for Safe Surgical Puncturing 

      Zanaty, Mohamed; Fussinger, Thomas; Rogg, Arno; Lovera, Andrea; Lambelet, David; Vardi, Ilan; Wolfensberger, Thomas J.; Baur, Charles; Henein, Simon (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)
      We present novel medical devices for safe surgical puncturing, in particular a cannula for the treatment of retinal vein occlusion (RVO). This passive mechanical device has an adjustable stroke and exerts a puncturing force ...

    • Percutaneous Ultrasound Gastrostomy: A Novel Device and Bedside Procedure for Gastrostomy Tube Insertion Using Magnetic and Ultrasound Guidance 

      Gentry Wilkerson, R.; Pustavoitau, Aliaksei; Carolan, Howard; Benner, Nolan; Fischer, Clark; Sheets, Daniel J.; Wang, Peggy I.; Tropello, Steven (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)
      This paper describes a novel percutaneous ultrasound gastrostomy (PUG) procedure and the CoapTech point-of-care ultrasound magnet-aligned gastrostomy (PUMA-G) device, which were developed to allow the placement of gastrostomy ...

    • A Systematic Review of Noninvasive Electrocardiogram Monitoring Devices for the Evaluation of Suspected Cardiovascular Syncope 

      Solbiati, Monica; Trombetta, Lucia; Sacco, Roberto M.; Erba, Luca; Bozzano, Viviana; Costantino, Giorgio; Raj, Satish R.; Barbic, Franca; Casazza, Giovanni; Dipaola, Franca; Furlan, Raffaello; Kenny, Rose A.; Quinn, James V.; Sheldon, Robert S.; Shen, Win (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)
      The aims of this study were (1) to identify research publications studying noninvasive electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring devices, (2) to define and categorize current technology in noninvasive ECG recording, and (3) to ...

    • Value-Based Care: A Review of Key Challenges and Opportunities Relevant to Medical Technology Innovators 

      Peiffer, Véronique; Yock, Cynthia A.; Yock, Paul G.; Pietzsch, Jan B. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)
      Developed countries struggle with high healthcare spending, and cost is often cited as a barrier to the introduction of new patient care technologies. The core objective of this review article is to help familiarize medical ...

    • The Sparthan Three-Dimensional Printed Exo-Glove: A Preliminary Evaluation of Performance Via Case Study 

      Georgiou, Tomás A.; Asnaghi, Davide; Liang, Alva; Agogino, Alice M. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)
      This paper describes the development and testing of a low-cost three-dimensional (3D) printed wearable hand exoskeleton to assist people with limited finger mobility and grip strength. The function of the presented orthosis ...

    • Methodology for Hemodynamic Assessment of a Three-Dimensional Printed Patient-Specific Vascular Test Device 

      D'Souza, Gavin A.; Taylor, Michael D.; Banerjee, Rupak K. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)
      Assessing hemodynamics in vasculature is important for the development of cardiovascular diagnostic parameters and evaluation of medical devices. Benchtop experiments are a safe and comprehensive preclinical method for ...