Force‐sensing microsurgical needle holder

In order to quantify the manipulation process of acupuncture, in this article, a piezoelectric glove based wearable stress sensing system is presented. Served as the sensitive element with small volume and high tensile resistance, PVDF greatly meet the need of quantitative analysis. Through piezoelectric force sensing glove, the system is capable of detecting both perpendicular stress as well as shear stress. Besides, key parameters including peak stress at needle are detected and extracted, potentially allowing for a higher learning efficiency hence advancing the development of acupuncture.

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Novel System for Bite-Force Sensing and Monitoring Based on Magnetic Near Field Communication

Sensors ◽

10.3390/s120911544 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 12 (9) ◽

pp. 11544-11558 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

Andres Diaz Lantada ◽

Carlos González Bris ◽

Pilar Lafont Morgado ◽

Jesús Sanz Maudes

Keyword(s):

Near Field ◽

Bite Force ◽

Force Sensing ◽

Near Field Communication

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Using force sensing insoles to predict kinetic knee symmetry during a stop jump

Journal of Biomechanics ◽

10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.07.037 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 95 ◽

pp. 109293 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Alexander T. Peebles ◽

Kevin R. Ford ◽

Jeffrey B. Taylor ◽

Joseph M. Hart ◽

Laura P. Sands ◽

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Keyword(s):

Force Sensing

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A Compliant Adaptive Gripper and Its Intrinsic Force Sensing Method

IEEE Transactions on Robotics ◽

10.1109/tro.2021.3060971 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-20

Author(s):

Wenfu Xu ◽

Heng Zhang ◽

Han Yuan ◽

Bin Liang

Keyword(s):

Force Sensing

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Reliable, Built-in, High-Accuracy Force Sensing for Legged Robots

The International Journal of Robotics Research ◽

10.1177/0278364906069173 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 25 (9) ◽

pp. 931-950 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Hector Montes ◽

Samir Nabulsi ◽

Manuel A. Armada

Keyword(s):

High Accuracy ◽

Legged Robots ◽

Force Sensing

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Catheter-related complications and mortality of atrial fibrillation ablation following introduction of contact force-sensing technology

BMJ Surgery, Interventions, & Health Technologies ◽

10.1136/bmjsit-2020-000058 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. e000058

Author(s):

Joseph G Akar ◽

James P Hummel ◽

Xiaoxi Yao ◽

Lindsey Sangaralingham ◽

Sanket Dhruva ◽

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Keyword(s):

Atrial Fibrillation ◽

Acute Care ◽

Contact Force ◽

Emergency Department Visits ◽

Atrial Fibrillation Ablation ◽

Esophageal Injury ◽

Force Sensing ◽

Complication Rates ◽

Af Ablation ◽

Complications And Mortality

ObjectivesContact force-sensing catheters allow real-time catheter-tissue contact force monitoring during atrial fibrillation. These catheters were rapidly adopted into clinical practice following market introduction in 2014, but concerns have been raised regarding collateral damage such as esophageal injury. We sought to examine whether the introduction of force-sensing catheters was associated with a change in short-term and intermediate-term acute care use, complications and mortality following atrial fibrillation ablation.DesignRetrospective cohort analysis. We used inverse probability treatment weight matching to account for the differences in baseline characteristics between groups.SettingWe examined patients included in the OptumLabs Data Warehouse who underwent ablation for atrial fibrillation before (2011–2013) and after (2015–2017) the market introduction of contact force-sensing catheters.Main outcome measuresWe examined 30-day and 90-day rates of all-cause acute care use, including hospitalizations and emergency department visits, as well as death and hospitalization for catheter-related complications, including atrioesophageal fistula, pericarditis, cardiac tamponade/perforation and stroke/transient ischemic attack.ResultsOur sample included 3470 and 5772 patients who underwent atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation before and after market introduction of contact force-sensing catheters, respectively. Complication rates were low and did not differ between the two periods (p>0.10 for each outcome). The 30-day and 90-day mortality was 0.1% and 0.3%, respectively after market introduction and unchanged from prior to 2014. The 90-day rates of all-cause acute care use decreased, from 27.0% in 2011–2013 to 23.9% in 2015–2017 (p<0.001).ConclusionsAF ablation-related catheter complications and mortality are low and there has been no significant change following the introduction of force-sensing catheters.

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